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Owl Letters - Jim Jabir
6/25/2020 12:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Collegiate athletics came to a halt in mid-March. With social distancing, remote work schedules and the inability to gather to cheer on our favorite teams, came a void. The void of seeing our favorite teams compete; the void of watching our favorite student-athletes grow and improve.
Florida Atlantic athletics recognizes that void and has seized the opportunity by providing an opportunity for fans to get to know the FAU athletes and coaches in a series called "Owl Letters." It is just one of the #WinningInParadise series that FAUSports.com will bring to you, our loyal fans.
Dear Basketball,
We have shared a long journey together and I am the richer for it. From the seventh grade when Tom Lowney and I would bring a shovel to the school yard to remove the snow so we could play to getting into games under the Verrazzano bridge in Brooklyn with college and pro players (that) we had no business playing with, you have taught me so much about perseverance, hard-work, teamwork and toughness. You also taught me that the journey and hard work were ultimately much more important than the result. With all the work I put in, I should have been an NBA legend, not a Division III scrub. But I wouldn't change a thing. Basketball has taken me literally all around the world. I have met some of my best friends while traveling for basketball to different continents, including my wife. My own children have seen the world while growing up in a gym. As a coach, you have given me the opportunity to compete at the highest level and to see my vision and ideas come to life. But most importantly, you have given me a tool to help empower people to achieve their greatest successes and fully realize who they are and who they can be. Thank you so much for everything, basketball.
Jim Jabir
Head Coach
Women's Basketball
Jolie Duffner - April 8, 2020
Alex Smolka - April 10, 2020
Rosa Barnak - April 13, 2020
Alice McCall - April 15, 2020
Bobby Morgensen - April 17, 2020
Kelsey Witkay - April 20, 2020
John McCormack - April 22, 2020
Amanda Leslie - April 24, 2020
Wilfredo Alvarez - April 27, 2020
Ryan Jamison - April 29, 2020
Arielle Keating - May 1, 2020
Sami Williams - May 4, 2020
Capri Grotowski - May 6, 2020
Erica Brok - May 8, 2020
May Kimhi - May 11, 2020
Ricardo Gonzalez - May 13, 2020
Kim Egozi - May 15, 2020
Anne-Catherine Wasser - May 28, 2020
Martina Kudelova - May 20, 2020
Justine Fournand - May 22, 2020
Kaila Dorish - May 25, 2020
Max Lapraille - May 27, 2020
Radka Buzkova - May 29, 2020
Hunter Robbins - June 1, 2020
Karin Kozlejova - June 5, 2020
Natalie Kallmunzerova - June 8, 2020
Natalia Boltinskaya - June 10, 2020
Louie McLelland - June 12, 2020
Crystal Primm - June 15, 2020
Dusty May - June 17, 2020
Sigourney Kame - July 19, 2020
Alonso Coello Camarero – June 23, 2020
Jim Jabir - June 25, 2020
Florida Atlantic athletics recognizes that void and has seized the opportunity by providing an opportunity for fans to get to know the FAU athletes and coaches in a series called "Owl Letters." It is just one of the #WinningInParadise series that FAUSports.com will bring to you, our loyal fans.
Dear Basketball,
We have shared a long journey together and I am the richer for it. From the seventh grade when Tom Lowney and I would bring a shovel to the school yard to remove the snow so we could play to getting into games under the Verrazzano bridge in Brooklyn with college and pro players (that) we had no business playing with, you have taught me so much about perseverance, hard-work, teamwork and toughness. You also taught me that the journey and hard work were ultimately much more important than the result. With all the work I put in, I should have been an NBA legend, not a Division III scrub. But I wouldn't change a thing. Basketball has taken me literally all around the world. I have met some of my best friends while traveling for basketball to different continents, including my wife. My own children have seen the world while growing up in a gym. As a coach, you have given me the opportunity to compete at the highest level and to see my vision and ideas come to life. But most importantly, you have given me a tool to help empower people to achieve their greatest successes and fully realize who they are and who they can be. Thank you so much for everything, basketball.
Jim Jabir
Head Coach
Women's Basketball
PREVIOUS LETTERS
Jolie Duffner - April 8, 2020
Alex Smolka - April 10, 2020
Rosa Barnak - April 13, 2020
Alice McCall - April 15, 2020
Bobby Morgensen - April 17, 2020
Kelsey Witkay - April 20, 2020
John McCormack - April 22, 2020
Amanda Leslie - April 24, 2020
Wilfredo Alvarez - April 27, 2020
Ryan Jamison - April 29, 2020
Arielle Keating - May 1, 2020
Sami Williams - May 4, 2020
Capri Grotowski - May 6, 2020
Erica Brok - May 8, 2020
May Kimhi - May 11, 2020
Ricardo Gonzalez - May 13, 2020
Kim Egozi - May 15, 2020
Anne-Catherine Wasser - May 28, 2020
Martina Kudelova - May 20, 2020
Justine Fournand - May 22, 2020
Kaila Dorish - May 25, 2020
Max Lapraille - May 27, 2020
Radka Buzkova - May 29, 2020
Hunter Robbins - June 1, 2020
Karin Kozlejova - June 5, 2020
Natalie Kallmunzerova - June 8, 2020
Natalia Boltinskaya - June 10, 2020
Louie McLelland - June 12, 2020
Crystal Primm - June 15, 2020
Dusty May - June 17, 2020
Sigourney Kame - July 19, 2020
Alonso Coello Camarero – June 23, 2020
Jim Jabir - June 25, 2020
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