7/16/2009
今天中午在公司进行了一场艰苦卓绝的wallyball比赛，和常规比赛头号种子Mitchel and Candy’s team争夺这个wallyball赛季的决赛权。 第一局就打了30分钟，可见争夺之激烈。印象最深的是第三局，我们开局不利，一度以4：9落后，后来硬是一分一分地赶上来了， 追成九平，可惜功亏一篑，连失最后关键的两分。比赛结果是有些遗憾，不过也算不错了，我和andriy 都是第一次打wallyball league,经验还不足，能够给#1team 这么大challenge已经难能可贵了。
大家在比赛后一起开心聊天数十分钟，我们都是volleyball fan,聊起volleyball and wallyball都有很多共同语言。后来回到办公室开始工作时，却怎么也静不下心来，突然想起在大学里打排球的青葱岁月。
我们学校每年在樱花盛开的季节都会展开各个系之间的三大球赛，排球也是其一。那时候我们系有几个爱打排球的女孩子，除了苏受过正规训练外，其他人都是一腔热血热爱排球的业余选手。不过凭着初生牛犊不怕虎的精神，我们大一第一次亮相时就出手不凡，甚至吸引了好多外系的排球迷， 可惜最后经验不足输给老道的生物系没能打进决赛。第二年卧薪尝胆，卷土重来，又是运气不好止步于决赛场外，那时候年轻气盛，受不了打击，输了球之后我们都哭了，不知道今后还有没有勇气继续打下去。
第三年也就是我们都是junior的时候， 我们鼓起勇气再度披衣征战，终于打进决赛圈，和老牌劲旅生物队争夺冠军。决赛那天在学校的体育馆进行，争夺异常激烈。打到决胜局时，我们一度落后，最后终于追到14平，最后怎么赢的都记不清楚了，反正拿到冠军后大家又哭了，为了三年不懈的努力，也为了大家都热爱的排球。是这个小小的球让我们走到一起，让我们欢喜让我们忧。
可以说大学四年最感慨最骄傲的就是这段打排球的时光。青春的烦恼，因为打球可以消失殆尽，青春的活力，也因为打球而绽开光芒。四年打球的日子里，认识了许多朋友，发生了许多故事，现在想来都是一段难忘的记忆。
大学毕业后我们系一起打球的六个人里有四个人先后来到了美国，可惜这么多年来从来没有机会再聚首。今天打完比赛后突然特别想她们，因为排球的缘分我们曾经走到一起，分享了大学里最美好的时光，那时候可以为排球每天聊到深夜都精神抖擞的，人生苦短，希望大家现在都过得好，希望我们有时间能再相逢能再玩排球。
以下是我今天打完球后给我们team的感谢信，很幸运地在公司里碰到一帮爱打球的朋友，尽管我们来自五湖四海，但是因为排球让我们有许多共同语言。
Hi All,
Today’s match is really a tough but exciting one. I wish I could have sport anchor’s talent to give you guys details about it in a more vivid way. J I will try my best.
We really gave #1 team challenge at the first beginning with the score of 3:0, but they caught up quickly with a tie, then both of the teams moved up the score alternatively until 10:10, they had the luck in the final two balls and won the first game 12:10. It’s the longest wallyball game I had so far, approximately lasting 30 minutes. J
We fought back in the 2nd game and led the game all the time although they caught up the score closed to 3 points behind, We didn’t make mistakes anymore and ended the game in 10 minutes with 11:8.
At the beginning of the 3rd game, we somehow didn’t have fortune, we were fallen behind even when the score was quickly reached to 4:9, but we didn’t give up, after many servers were exchanged, we got the points moved up one by one and tied them with 9s. However, the #1 team used the correct strategy in the end and got the final two points.
No matter what the result is, I am very proud of what we got so far.
I really appreciated everyone’s involvement in this wallyball league,
I wouldn’t get so much fun without your play and help.
Hope to see you often in the court . (Either volleyball or wallyball).
