[Sportsandrec] Fw: USA Judo Breaking News: MylesPorterandRonHawthorne Win International GermanChampionshipsfortheBlind and Visually Impaired

Wed May 6 02:14:49 UTC 2009

Sorry everyone on the list. I didn't mean to ruffle any feathers by asking 
about Chris's press coverage in Germany. As a former judoka who was always 
mentioned in passing in press releases, right after male athletes and 
coaches, I wanted to ensure that the females were included in the press. 
After speaking to Chris, she set me straight. Initially, we had a very brief 
conversation in which I only asked about her results and no one else's. 
Sorry to make people upset at my inquiry.

LM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christella Garcia" <christellablue at gmail.com>
To: "'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Fw: USA Judo Breaking News: 
MylesPorterandRonHawthorne Win International GermanChampionshipsfortheBlind 
and Visually Impaired

> Hi everyone, I think the reason Ron and Miles were given more press is
> because they brought home the gold.  They are also both  ranked on the 
> sited
> roster, which is pretty awesome.   It is pretty cool to be on a team with
> two people who train so hard. Tina is right when she says that I am well
> taken care of.  I think we were all treated well in Germany. I am really
> excited I'm sure I'll get similar treatment when there is more to write
> about, but I was not unhappy with what was said in the article. One of the
> things that judo has taught me is to be humble.  Honestly, I was just 
> happy
> to compete.  There were five girls in my division including myself.  I
> haven't read the article that Coach Vink wrote about me, but he will be
> writing one for the up coming competition corner about the event.  So all
> and all thanks for looking out for me, I was just happy to be back on the
> mat.
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of tina thomas
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:56 AM
> To: 'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Fw: USA Judo Breaking News: Myles
> PorterandRonHawthorne Win International German ChampionshipsfortheBlind 
> and
> Visually Impaired
>
>
> Hey LM- both Myles and Ron had four people in their respective divisions 
> and
> Myles also fought open. Marc Vink wrote a great article on Christella.
> Believe me, she is well taken care of.
> Tina
>
> "Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own instead 
> of
> someone else's."
> - Billy Wilder
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez,
> NOMC
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:07 AM
> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Fw: USA Judo Breaking News: Myles Porter
> andRonHawthorne Win International German Championships fortheBlind and
> Visually Impaired
>
> Well, so they both had 2 people to fight? What about Chris's 4 matches to
> get a silver?
>
> to
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christella Garcia" <christellablue at gmail.com>
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> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:48 PM
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Fw: USA Judo Breaking News: Myles Porter and
> RonHawthorne Win International German Championships for theBlind and
> Visually Impaired
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: USA Judo News
>> To: christellablue at gmail.com
>> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:51 PM
>> Subject: USA Judo Breaking News: Myles Porter and Ron Hawthorne Win
>> International German Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                  Myles Porter and Ron Hawthorne Win International
>> German Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>>
>>                  (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - Team USA won two gold
>> medals and six overall on Saturday at the International German
>> Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Schmalkdalden,
> Germany.
>>
>>                  "Our athletes fought very well overall," said Coach
>> Scott Moore (Englewood, Colo.), a three-time Paralympic medalist."This
>> tournament gave them the opportunity to gain experience at the
>> international level against many of the athletes they will face over
>> the next two and a half years.  It also gave us an idea on areas we
>> need to work on leading into the 2012 Paralympic Games."
>>
>>                  Paralympian Myles Porter (Colorado Springs, Colo. /
>> USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center /
>> Boulder Judo Training Center) fought up from the 100kg division where
>> he is ranked fifth in the United States among sighted competitors to
>> win the heavyweight division which included both 100kg and +100kg
>> players... more>
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