Tuesday, August 12, 2008

A win is a win.

Game #1. Check.

For those of you who may have missed our first game....we played China last night. We won! 12-11. It was a close game throughout the match and at one point we were even down in the final period. We capitalized on two opportunities in the last minutes to put us up by one. At the final buzzer we walked away with a "W".
Everyone we talked to said that it was a great game to watch. The crowd was in to it. China, playing at home, how could it not be? Our fans were battling with the multitude of Chinese people to see who could be louder. Our media director Greg, informed us today that it was the highest scoring game in Olympic history. That's right! Setting records and dazzling fans all in one!

Not everyone was so happy about it. The first thing my mom said when I saw her after the game was "Please don't do that again. I still feel a little nauseous from being so nervous." I just smiled. Oh, Mom. It's OK. Really. A journalist asked me if I was surprised the game was so close. No, not really. I believe all the games are going to be close. If you expect that going into a match than you can relax and just play. Personally, I think it is fun to play in close games. All that adrenaline pumping. The opposing team giving you their best and you battling back with yours. In the end, even if it is only by one, a win is still a win. :)

Tomorrow we play Italy. It will be another close game. Their team has a lot of experienced players, returning 8 of their 2004 gold medalist. Lots of good water polo to watch! Cheer loud! Go USA!

7 comments:

Rami Taibah said...

Good read, never really thought of watching water polo, I will try to make sure that I do now that I found your blog!

I imagine Water Polo would be fun to play :D I sure do remember when I was a kid I played it in one form or another in those long summers I spent in the pool :)

Good luck on your game against Italy, Heather.

Sue said...

Chloe and I watched the game...in ah...it was a great match...way to go Team USA...we cheered from our seats (livingroom)...Looking forward to the today match...

Evi said...

Nice one Petie!! What a great game, I was so surprised by that Chinese team. Their coach, though, my lord. NBC sure showed some pretty unflattering shots of him rolling his eyes and making fun of his players.

Go USA! Good luck tomorrow, and write again soon!

(If you would cheat and send me a postcard that would be sweet!)

BridgetteThornton said...

Hi Heather - I received you letter. I really appreciate it =D Go MVP, Go Bears, Go USA. Talk to you soon, Marc Thornton

Unknown said...

Heather,
What a wonderful game! We watched it all recording it on our Dish recorder. Good luck today with the Italy game. The team looks great. We saw a video on Yahoo about you.
(http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/sports/index.php;_ylt=Ar8AvcCdHWQsO39mYIGytKyuaJh4?rn=207187&cl=8943731&ch=6527422)

Give our love to your parents.

God Bless You,

Bill and Linda Hawkins

Kellym said...

Hi Heather!

I had the pleasure of meeting you at the Staples Center! My group of kids were just beyond excited to meet you and the team, and talked about it all the way home! On the other hand, who's posting a comment at 12:30 am??? Anyway, would you email me? It's on my card. My offer of visiting is sincere. Plus, we're neighbors....
All smiles!
Kelly

Kellym said...

Hi Heather!

I had the pleasure of meeting you at the Staples Center! My group of kids were just beyond excited to meet you and the team, and talked about it all the way home! On the other hand, who's posting a comment at 12:30 am??? Anyway, would you email me? It's on my card. My offer of visiting is sincere. Plus, we're neighbors....
All smiles!
Kelly