Last night 4,317 enthused Cairns Taipans (basketball) fans packed into the convention centre to watch our boys bring it home against the Gold Coast Blaze 86 - 82. Sensational result.
Prior to this I spent a day with my two sons aged 2 and 4 playing 'hoops' in the back yard. "Arms Up" everytime a shot went up and "Whooshka" everytime a shot went in. These are the traditions at the Taipans games and my boys know it well. (My bicep muscles are pumped today!!) We also practiced a few chants - Ubaka!!! - the name of the key point guard for the team; and Let's go Taipans, let's GO!
The end result was another extraordinary instalment in my ordinary life and a big reminder that life is what we make it.
A few years ago the Taipans were almost dead in the water, but thanks to a tenacious driving force from within the club and unparalelled community support the team now sits second on the national basketball ladder and is the only team in the league unbeaten at home. To say Cairns is excited is a masterpiece of understatement. We are now seriously contenders for the finals and the fans, the coaches and the team itself expect nothing less.
In life, we get what we expect and our reality today is exactly as we planned it. I'm expecting a home game final for our Cairns Taipans, and planning for a win.
Let's go Taipans, Let's GO!!!
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