Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Welcome Big Blue Coach, John Calipari! "The Commonwealth's Coach"

Joyce and Charlie Pinsn, Kentucky Insurance Agents and sports fans

Spring is in the air...there's a new wind blowing!



If you noticed our absence from this blog, well forgive us. Charlie's broken leg has not slowed him down much...but I have had more responsibilities shuttling him around and literally getting "the leg work" done here in our insurance office.



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March Madness is usually one of my favorite times of year; but this year was just kinda flat. Shelby Valley Wildcats did well in the Kentucky Sweet Sixteen, but did not dominate. Billy G couldn't even deliver a trip to the NCAA. And Rick Pitino, one of my favorite coaches, couldn't get Louisville to the top spot either. Sigh. I grew up in Kentucky, and Kentucky is basketball country...just grim pickin' as of late.



Enter John Calipari. Hello...and OH be still my heart! A self described "gatherer", a well-known motivator, a philanthropist with a penchant for children's charities, and a record as a winning coach Calipari brings the class back to a tarnished Kentucky Wildcat legacy. When he acknowledged Bill Kightley's wife...and praised Kyle Macey's work ethic I could have just hugged his neck!



I believe that if you have discipline and work hard, and respect the people around you you create your opportunity to excel. Seems like that is what Coach Calipari is all about, too.



Welcome to the Big Blue Nation, Coach! You may not walk on water, but rest assured there's a Sea of Big Blue who is ready to let you try!



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Joyce Pinson, is a Kentucky insurance agent and Kentucky sports fan. An alumni of the University of Kentucky, she loves both football and basketball. Stay tuned for a Kentucky Derby update in her next post.