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December 8, 2009
What's up everyone! It's been an exciting and busy few weeks since my last blog, so I have a lot to fill you in on. First of all, I want to wish everyone happy holidays, no matter what you celebrate. This is an exciting time, and definitely my favorite time of year. With that being said, I have to tell you what I did for Thanksgiving. But, before I do, I have to make it clear that I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving. I've been lucky enough to have some great memories of Thanksgiving. Whether it was growing up celebrating with my whole family (eating the best mashed potatos in the world: sorry Mom, not yours, Grandma’s) or eating with my teammates and coaches at Coach Billy Donovan’s house during college in Florida, or doing a eurostyle Thanksgiving with my other American teammates the last few years (here, I have to give LA, Tonya, Tiff, Linds and Bianca a shout out!), it's always been a great time. BUT this year what did I eat??? Chinese takeout. No turkey, no stuffing, no cranberries: just Kung Pao chicken with vegetable lo mein. And I have to admit, I was feeling a little sorry for myself. But thanks to Skype, I was able to see and talk to my whole family, which reminded me of all the things I have to be thankful for, like getting our first Euroleague win!
After our last tough home loss to Caja Laboral, we went on the road to play Russian powerhouse CSKA. When we landed in Russia, for some reason, it hit me just how lucky I am, getting to travel the world...
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Matt Walsh, Ljubljana
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November 10, 2009
What's up from Slovenia everyone! First off, because I'm a rookie in the Euroleague, I guess I should introduce myself and tell you all a little bit about my basketball history. First things first… My name is Matt Walsh: yes, I'm "that white guy with curly blonde hair and a headband", yes, I used to date a Playboy Playmate; and yes, my dad is John Walsh from America's Most Wanted…OK, that last part isn't true, but the first two are,. Now, on to some real things about me. I'm proud to be from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the land of cheese steaks, soft pretzels, Rocky Balboa, the Phightin' Phils and the E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES! I grew up playing in the legendary Sonny Hill and Positive Image leagues and watching Philly greats like Marvin O'Connor, Aurthur "Ya" Davis, and Eddie Griffin play. Some of my earliest basketball memories are going with my dad to watch all the best area high school and college teams play. In fact, that's where I got my first taste of European basketball. My favorite college player of all time was Pepe Sanchez, the great PG from Argentina, who played his college ball at Temple University, and later played for some of the best teams in Europe. He's hands down the best passer I've ever seen at any level, including the NBA. After finishing high school in Philadelphia, I continued my playing career at the University of Florida, playing 3 years for Billy Donovan and playing with great players like Matt Bonner, Anthony Roberson, Joakim Noah, Al...
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Matt Walsh, Union Olimpija
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