ZARA ATHLETICZ. By Curtis

CURTIS MOSES / I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE A MENTOR EARLY IN MY LIFE – HE SHOWED ME DIFFERENT NEIGHBOURHOODS, COURTS, PERSPECTIVES AND PLACES AROUND THE CITY THAT I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD PLAY IN. I KNEW I LOVED THIS GAME, BUT HE SHOWED ME HOW MUCH LOVE THERE WAS TO GIVE, HOW TRANSFORMATIVE IT COULD BE, NOT ONLY ON THE COURTS BUT IN LIFE TOO. THAT WAS A CATALYST FOR MY FUTURE AND IT LED TO ME WORKING WITH THE NBA IN INDIA AS A COACH AND TALENT SCOUT – BUT NOW IT’S MY TURN TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK. THROUGH THE POWER OF SPORT I’VE LEARNED THAT WE CAN SEE PEOPLE CLEARLY; THEIR INSECURITIES, THEIR STRENGTHS, AND THEIR PASSIONS. WHO THEY REALLY ARE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WHO THEY CAN BE. AS COACHES WE WITNESS THE WINS AND THE LOSSES AS WE BUILD OUR PLAYERS UP AS ATHLETES AND PEOPLE, WE WATCH THEM GROW – THROUGH SPORT WE TEACH THEM TO LEARN AND OVERCOME, TO ADAPT, TO BE HUMAN, TO BE BETTER PEOPLE, AND FROM THERE. FROM THERE WE TEACH THEM HOW TO PLAY THE GAME.