I found this story today as I perused my long list of sports blogs. As a fan of the NBA and someone who always roots for the underdog, this story caught my attention. Word has it that the newly appointed coach of the Portland Trailblazers, Kaleb Canales, wrote a letter to a tenured NBA coach once a week for an entire year asking for an opportunity. If you need an example of perseverance and doing whatever it takes to reach dreams, this is it.Turns out that Kaleb never got that opportunity to intern with the Heat but by never giving up and waking up each morning with a goal to achieve, he is now living out his dream of coaching an NBA team.
Unfortunately, his tenure won't last long as the Blazers are one of the worst teams in the NBA and just dumped a crap load of talent at the trade deadline. Along with the fact that it appears as though giant big man Greg Oden will never don a Blazers uniform again. Swing and miss on that draft choice.
But you must give credit to the coach. If he showed that much effort just to get an internship with a team imagine the work and heart he will give to the Blazers as they finish out the season. Hopefully he can get the players to buy into his system and play for the pride of the Rose City.
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