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.