Hello World! Joblessness has taken its toll and I have decided to join the world of bloggers. Everyone closely associated with me will know that I am a huge sport fanatic. So I thought, I might as well start writing on sports and related issues.

A couple of months ago, some friend of mine happened to tell me about a movie called Glory Road which was about basketball. I thought it would be the average movie where a bunch of school kids play for the team and the usual fairytale ending. But it was nothing of that sort. It is based on a true life story which changed the world of basketball from what it was to what it is today. The movie is about how a coach named Don Haskins takes up the job at Texas Western College, which uptil then was a no good team. El Paso, which is where this college is located, was back then a primarily a White and Hispanic dominated area. Coach Haskins believes in plain simple basketball, the way it is supposed to be played. He does not care one bit about colour,style etc. Nothing but fundamental basketball. So anyway this movie is about how he drafts in 7 African American players (excuse me for calling them Black henceforth) and with his strict regime, goes on to win the NCAA title.His team was the first to do so with an all black starting lineup. This was a revolutionary move. Back then, people could not think of a black player who played basketball at high levels. Just think of the situation today. There is almost no NBA Team without one. This determined and fearless coach's brilliant masterly decision has changed the game to what it is today. The game's greatest players Micheal Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Le Bron James, Kareem Abdul Jabbar etc. would have never existed if this event had not happened. I suggest everyone who reads this, give the movie a watch and not just appreciate the movie, but the actual event itself. Thank you Don Haskins, thank you.