Some Call Him Welsh....

"Hardwork beats talent when, talent doesn't work hard." This is the slogan Stefan Welsh has decided to live by in his young life.

Since Welsh can remember he has always been an athlete. He started his career as a football player playing for the Yorktown Patriots, his home town little league team. It was then that his own city realized a talent was among them and was about to break loose.





And breaking loose is exactly what he did. Welsh was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia, he was born to Yolanda Welsh and Troy Swinton.

Under any other circumstance Stefan wouldn't mention his dad, but in a story about your life and a ticket to stardom one must visit their past in order to appreciate their presence.

When asked sports fans often differ whether they believe Welsh was better at football or basketball. Some would say Welsh's chances at stardom are better on the football field as quarter back, others say his point guard skills and jump shot are his key to success. However Welsh took his skills to the basketball court in high school winning back to back State Championships in 2004 and 20005.

He was being heavily recruited and decided to choose Arkansas Razorbacks as his choice to make a career. After the recruiting coach decided to leave Coach John Palfrey came in and single-handily changed basketball at the University of Arkansas. Stefan Welsh stuck it out as long as possible and made some major decisions in his life.

With that said college coaches recurit players and promise them the dream of a lifetime to play Division 1 college basketball and finally land a career in the NBA. What happens when that dream is slightly changed, when the hardworks no longer matters, when popularity beats talents. when true talent and hardwork doesn't even matter.

What happen in the 2010 NBA draft, who were those guys? Can real talent be over looked due to politics? Standing in the mist of the game, I myself can say that some talent does go over looked, but thats the motivation to keep pushing to work that much more harder.

Stefan Welsh has a dream and the only way to wake up is to make that dream a reality. Welsh says, "I won't stop here and nothing will ever stop me from working hard to beat a "talent."

This isn't the last of a hardworking talent, he will prevail... This blog is just the beggining of following true talent on a road only few will ever travel.

"How Can You be The KING with no RING?"

Lebron James announced yesterday at 9 p.m. on ESPN that he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat next NBA season. The buzz on twitter, facebook, and other social networking sites allowed Ohio natives and fans of Brown to express just how they felt about the move.

Some stated Brown was only doing what he felt to earn himself a ring in the 2011 Playoffs, however others felt James made a selfish decision and turned his back on the very city that raised him and coined him the KING of the game.

However, some will argue that LeBron was never the "King", that in order to earn such a title one must at least have earned a championship. The announcing of James's decision struck sports fans as one of the most memorable moments in sports history. "I want to leave without an emotional leave. I wish that fans of Cleveland will let this be a smooth transition next year while playing their on the other side," said James.

yet, what James didn't know was while making that statement that fans and natives of Cleveland were in the streets burning his jersey and ripping down the "king's signs". One person though made it very clear how they felt about James decision.

Owner of the Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert stated, "As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.
This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment," said Gilbert.

Brown though didn't seem to be worried all too much about the fans and support of who helped him along this path of greatness. One can't be mad when a star begins to rise and has to make a decision to better their career. Is James wrong for leaving to win a championship?

That's a question that's answered based solely on ones opinion, and well have one of those. I myself see the NBA as a job, their is no longer the hunger and fight to win. Has the game become a reality show for players to pour out their hearts, or is their one last player who understands just what the game means.

Basketball is James life and he's living it/. Will he get a ring in Miami? Or is it just the mere fact that James is one of the hardest players to play amoung since he is the king? Will the king ever prevail or will Karma show him her ugly face? Basketball season 2011 will be one to remeber and Miami will never be the same.

Celebrities Have Lives Too... Who are you to Judge?

Everytime I turn on my television or read a magazine theirs some gossip or talk about celebrities and the mistakes they made. Ask yourself how many times did you hear about Micheal Jackson donating money, very slim but he was one of the most chartiable artisit to ever live. Forget that how many celebrities do you see honored for what they have done for the industry and chartiable works? Let's just state the obivious; how many African American celebrities do you see in the good light.

Tyger Woods was seen a white man as long as he was doing good in golf, but when he made a mistake and was caught cheating on his wife he had never been more black then ever. Micheal Vick is a icon, a role model, and hope to a city where struggle is something you are acustom to at the age of 7 years old. Vick gives hope to the the children growing up in the "hood", were basketball and football are your ticket out, and if you arent granted talent then you sale drugs, and you only go to college if your parents care about education or want better for to you.

I never said that Vick dog-fighting wasn't bad, but that's how some people make their living in the "hood".Fighting dogs is a way of life, it alaramed rich white folks who praise PETA, but it didn't alaram the black community not because it isn't wrong, but because we know that fighting dogs is the only way some people eat. Now people don't want Vick in the league, well what about the old woman down the street who has 100 cats, or the old man with 7 dogs(all pitbulls), what about the people you see on televsion shows were the police finds a woman mistreating her pets, where's PETA then, where's PETA now that oil has spilled? Where are you PETA, or is the black athlete/celebrity your target?

Are black men/women that are celebrities, are they not suppose to make it? Is a black person having talent alaraming, or are they only good to you when they are winning games and making music? When will someone media specalist or journalist take the side of the famous and hear them out and speak for them. Well that will be me, that's what I will pride myself on. Nancy Grace you will soon see how it feels.
To be continued.......

Graduation

I graduated from Johnson C. Smith University on May 2, 2010 at 10a.m. I recieved cum laude and was inducted into the National Communication Arts honor society, and it feels great. Thank you to my family for always pushing me to do my best and never letting me settle for less. it's grind time now.

Thoughts... Dreams

I was thinking alot about the things I want to accomplish in life. Some of my peers have dreams to be teachers, doctors, nurses, and lawyers things that our four year BA/BS degree can help them to obtain. My dream though is to be America's Next Top Model and I don't have to win the hit reality show, but I want to be a high fashion model, ripping the runway in some of the best fashion shows. yet, my degree can't give me that! I've tried out for several seasons of ANTM, to be exact 7 of them. and each time I didnt get a call back, no naturally I began to think what am I missing, what does she has I don't, and is my education slowing dowm my dream? I've realized that people are making it famous with no actual telent. bad girls who aren't bad are being casted on the BGC, what about the actual bad girls in the world, models are winning top model or fighting for the title who never really wanted to model they just got pick and went, then when its time to cut their hair they cry and leave. but what about little old me whose dream is to rip the runway in a high fashion show and I never get a chance. what are we teaching people with real talent? what has true talent come to? has my four years or being in college ruined my career and dream of being a model, since I'm 22 now... when will I get my chance, just give me five minutes and I'll show you. I'll prove you wrong. I got what it takes, I'm a model, a bad girl, and intelligent. Does that mean nothing today...