Always look on the bright side
Apr. 22, 2008I have always believed that things happen for a reason.
I have always believed that things happen for a reason.
I've dreaded writing this column for a while now.
Bad luck first struck Ryan Lochte on June 30, 1985.
It took a little bit longer than expected, but the preseason prediction made by UF coach Tim Walton has finally come true.
The finish line is starting to come into focus.
I think there is one moment in every journalist's career when he or she has an epiphany. It's the exact moment that tells the person, this is why you chose to become a reporter.
It had been 13 years since the UF's women's golf team found itself in the Southeastern Conference's victory lane.
Until the last pitch of the series, it was impossible to tell whether UF or Kentucky was the better baseball team.
It was like deja vu for the UF women's tennis team on Sunday.
The Gators men's tennis team couldn't quite pull off the improbable on Sunday.
It's the moment both teams have been waiting for all season - tournament time.
Last weekend, the UF's football team's Orange and Blue Debut garnered lavish media attention, while the Gators gymnastics team advanced to the NCAA Championships.
The scoreboard may have been blank, but the softball complex was far from empty. Practice starts in 30 minutes, but the off-field duties of its superstar start early, and as I sat on a leather couch in the team's lounge, I found myself largely unprepared for the continuous stream of humility that would soon resonate, not only with those asking the questions but with any overhearing the responses.
A quick once-over of senior Mary Ratliff's Facebook profile leaves no doubt as to where the outgoing right fielder grew up.
The pitcher who has made the most pronounced impact for the UF baseball team is, perhaps, its most soft-spoken individual.
Saying goodbye is like falling asleep.
Before she even set foot in this world, Julia Cohen didn't have much of a choice.
When an offense is as explosive as the Gators', a sub-.320 batting average will land you in the seventh spot of the lineup.
Rivalries are so woven into the cultural fabric of the college experience that it is easy to assume all UF students came out of the womb with a distaste for all things Garnet and Gold.
The forecast looks like Rain for the UF track and field team, and it couldn't be happier.