Meet Sonya
Meet Sonya
Sonya Elliott’s memoir, Back on the Court: A Young Woman’s Triumphant Return to Life, Love & Basketball, is her story of finding hope in the wake of tragedy after she and her fiancé were hit by a train. She blogs about writing, basketball, and life and is currently working on a Young Adult Novel and a Non-Fiction Coaching book. Stories of her career as a fashion model are woven through her memoir, as both the Soloflex and Easy Spirit Shoes commercials were filmed during that time period, and this unique and intriguing business continues to be a part of her life.
Sonya played basketball at Eastern Washington University and was a starter for the Big Sky Champion team that went to the 1987 NCAA tournament. She coached for almost 25 years and was voted Seattle Times Coach of the Year, Seattle Officials Women’s Basketball Association Coach of the Year, and twice voted Metro League Coach of the Year. She loves the game of basketball and is thankful, not only for her husband and kids but for her ability to continue to get back on the court.
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PeaceLoveBasketball Friday: Adjustments on the court of “life”
When you’re playing basketball you need to be ready to adjust to the changes on the court, just like you have to do in life sometimes. This morning I left my house at 7:00am to take my vanagon to the mechanic in Ballard. (You may have ready about the “Blue Bomber in an earlier post) Well, just as I was coming up the ramp to get on Highway 99, which was soon to be packed with the early morning traffic, my vanagon stopped running. Time to adjust.
My eyes darted to the gas gauge, the needle slowly lowered as the engine petered out. Phew, there was gas. Though maybe running out of gas would have been a good thing (except for the fact that I would feel stupid), an empty gas tank would be an easy fix. I lost all power, and […]
Monday’s Pen to Paper: Research
It is said that to be a good writer you must read. However, when I find a good book, it can be time consuming, therefore a little detrimental to my writing process.
Because of this, at times I’m fearful of a good story.
This morning while I was having breakfast I scolded myself as I reached for the hard bound book that was sitting on the kitchen table. The young man on the cover (who looks like Justin Bieber) is wearing a space suit and is gazing out from behind rounded glass. The patch on his shoulder reads “Lunar Search and Rescue-Failure is Not an Option.” Though I just now noticed this patch and I’m intrigued, the title and cover hadn’t drawn me in before, but this weekend both my son and daughter blew through Apollo’s Outcasts by Allen Steele. They couldn’t put it down.
This […]
All New PeaceLoveBasketball Store Coming Soon
My daughter helped me out today and shot some of our new PeaceLoveBasketball Apparel . These new products will be available soon with the arrival of a new PeaceLoveBasketball store front. Get a first glimpse at the environmentally friendly and stylish t-shirts and hoodie…
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