Most memorable personal championship moment(s)

[Toddzilla]

I had a close call once --

Rec League basketball, our part of the county had almost too many players to field 2 fuul basketball teams, not quite enough for 3. When a couple more kids wanted to play, the Association decided to split us into 3 teams. The 3rd coach turned out to be some Association mamagement-type who has 2 kids that played as well. So, he got to cherry-pick the existing teams. He took the best players, and somehow I got chosen since I was good friends with one of his sons. Well, partly for principle, and partly because I liked my original coach, I refused to play for the new team. I stuck it out with my original squad - minus the best players. Since there were only 2 sets of uniforms, we had to get some last minute replacement uni's - old gray shabby ones with only iron-on numbers.

Anyway, our coach drilled us on defense and the fast-break. We ended up winning all of our games but one - including a complete destruction of our 3rd association team by a score something like 75-25. We breezed through the playoffs and made it to the championship game where we were crushed by the best team in the league.

Funny thing - even though we were kids 13-14 years old - we knew we had beaten all expectations and made it further than anyone thought we could. We knew we were going to get crushed in the final game, but we had already won just by being there. We had a great time, the most fun I've ever had in organized sports.

[Noop]

I have won few of championships in optimous(Sp?) football. I remember the last one the most because I scored the go ahead 2pt conversion to take the lead for good.

In basketball the one I remember the most is one that just happened a few weeks back. It was Park League where different parks in the city play each. Anyway what made it special was the whole season I was the guy you could depend on to get 8pts and 5 ast as well as play defense. Well in the playoffs I scored 12,15,13 and in the championship I lit up the other team for 22 pts, 5 ast and a bunch of steals. Best feeling in my life because I don't consider myself a B-Ball player.

[Radii]

I was always on good baseball and basketball teams in rec leagues, but I was often not the best player. Two moments stand out though, both in basketball.

One was getting fouled in a league game as time expired, my team trailing by one. I'm standing on the free throw line by myself, make one to send the game to OT, make two to win the game. Nothing but net on both free throws. It was a meaningless rec league game, but that kind of moment is what I always dreamed of as a kid(except I was winning UNC National titles, not winning meaningless rec league games). It was nice to come through in the clutch.

The other was in the 8th grade, my middle school team won our conference championship. After the season we had a student/faculty game at a pep rally. The coaches kept talking about a ringer they were bringing in. Turns out one of the coaches was friends with high school senior Donald Williams(as in, 1993 Final Four MVP Tar Heel Donald Williams), and had gotten him to come play in the game. I'm sure he was just screwing around, but during the game Williams drove down the middle of the lane, I timed things nicely and swatted his shot away, I was always proud as hell of that moment.

[finkenst]

2 parkleague volleyball championships. 4th session 2004-2005 and 4th session 2005-2006