The Journey is Complete

By: Wes Abrams

We’ve done it my brothers. We put aside all of our differences and came together to meet a common goal. We’ve endured twelve months of hardship and adversity to become state champions. The first days of practice seems like just yesterday. I’m sure we all remember that the majority of us did not make it through the extreme temperatures of the first few practices but we hung in there. As we faced the adversities of the 2006 season, we kept one phrase in the back of our minds “It Takes A little More To Be A Champion.” As I walk through the halls of our school and see my fellow comrades, I no longer see the boys we once were, I see warriors, I see men, and most of all I see champions. We did what no one else had the courage to do. We individuals came together and created a team. We became brothers not because the coaches told us that we should but because we wanted to be champions.

Now that the season is over it seems like we have little to look forward to. We only have the memories from the past four years. There is no longer the threat of being “kicked off the bus.” That being said, we should be proud of our accomplishments and know that we have left our mark on Greenwood High history, and no one can take that from us. So, my brothers be jovial. The journey for the ring is over and we’ve come up on the top of the deal. We did what it took to be champions and that’s all that matters.