Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda by Julie Wicher, Sirens Half Back Perspectives Editorial Volume 1, Issue 9 October 29, 2002 "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!'" ~ John Greenleaf Whittier ~ When I was in high school I was extremely lazy. I hated to practice so I would work just hard enough to earn my spot on the team but never really excel. I was lucky in that I did not have to study that much before exams to get a good grade. Now I think back and realize if I would have studied a little more or practiced a little harder the sky was the limit. Your parents, teachers and coaches always try and explain this to you yet at that age you never listen. These days I try very hard to seize every opportunity that is presented to me. When I'm old and gray I do not want to look back over my life and say "I regret that I never…" or "I wish I would have…" There have been, however, times that if I had to do something all over again I would have done it differently. I could dwell on this for a long time, but I prefer to look at it in the light that even if I'm not satisfied with the results, at least I attempted it at all. When my Grandpa initially approached me with the idea of playing football I thought he was crazy. I am a competitive person and enjoy playing organized sports, but professional women's tackle football? I will admit that if it wasn't for Grandpa talking me in to trying out, I doubt I would be on the team today. I would have never known what an amazing group of people make up this team. I would have never made these great friends or experienced this thrilling ride. I would however, probably have seen a clip on the news or heard something on the radio about the Sirens and thought "I wonder what that would be like, maybe I should have…" Too many people sit idley by and let their life lead them rather than leading their life. Many people I know wake up, go to their eight to five job, go home, watch TV and go to bed, only to wake up and do it all over again. A lot of these same people probably have dreams and aspirations that will never be realized because they have accepted life as it is. Time flies by so quickly; our season is well beyond half way over now. We have been practicing since last April and playing games since August yet it seems as if the season just began. Heading into November we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our coaches could not have prepared us any more than we are right now and yet we continue to improve and become stronger as individuals and as a team. The drive and determination of each and every player is prevalent at every practice. Obviously our goal is to continue in our winning ways and bring home a championship to Sacramento. I firmly believe that we have the ability to complete such a task. Regardless of the outcome however, I know I will not look back on the season and say "if only I would have…" "I should have…" or "I could have…"     Back