Taylor Willis, a captain on the 2007 Darien High School volleyball team, asked if she could address a letter to the members of the current team and I have agreed. I will not be taking any comments on this posting. DR
The Darien Volleyball program is an amazing program that takes great girls and makes them even more extraordinary young ladies. We would like to wish the Darien Volleyball team good luck in the FCIAC and CIAC tournament.
Love Taylor Willis, Darien Volleyball Captain 2007 and the Willis Family.
The following is a quote that Coach gives all of her players:
THE MAN IN THE GLASS
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn’t your father or mother or wife,
Whose judgment upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life,
Is the one staring back from the glass.
You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum
And think you’re a wonderful guy.
But the person in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye
He’s the fellow to please-never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear to the end.
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test,
If the man in the glass is your friend.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears,
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.
