About Pride

With 2 ties this weekend (very beatable teams) the best Sodium can hope for is a strong finish next week and an outside shot at third place in the bracket. The bright spot being that both OR Rush and Royal were beaten last week. Proving they are both beatable teams. Next weeks games, Saturday against Royal and Sunday against Inferno are more for pride than anything. If the girls can bring their "A" game and play to their ability we should end the regular season on a high note.
I know you guys are disappointed. Keep your heads up, as long as you can look yourself in the mirror and know you gave 100% for your team, you have nothing to hang your head about. Remember last year? Did the 2006 team give up or lose faith? Heck no! We still have a lot of soccer left this year ladies and it's time to turn it up and have some fun! Even though we tied on Sunday we didn't play bad. Look at the number of shots on goal and opportunities we had. Those balls are going to start finding the net girls, believe me, and when they do, LOOK OUT! I'm just waiting for another 10-0 shut out. You know you can do it, you just gotta believe. You gotta believe that on Saturday afternoon, when we march on to REC #5, that we are unstoppable, that we are champions and that no team can take that away.
When I was a football coach I used to teach my defensive players and little saying to keep in mind. That saying was; "If it is to be, it's up to me." And what that saying means is that if each player plays with the attitude that the team victory rests on their shoulders and that the only way the team can win is if he gives 100% every play, miracles happen. If we can adopt that same attitude as we march onto the field Saturday and Sunday, there is no doubt we will come out victorious.

"I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down."
    ~ Mia Hamm

Coach Ronnie has done an outstanding job this year with Sodium and I know she is frustrated right along with you. But girls, lets take the long hours, the sore muscles, the tears and cheers from the season to this point and give it all we can this weekend. You owe it to yourselves to know you gave it your best shot, you busted your behinds to get where you are and you are true champions.
We will be there cheering for you every second because, from up in the stands, we believe. We believe in your hard work and dedication, we believe we have the best coach and club and will stand behind you no matter what. We are proud of each and every one of you. We believe in Sodium.

"The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking."
    ~ Mia Hamm


GO SODIUM!