1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:13,590 --> 00:00:15,534 a game of basketball like wars , a 3 00:00:15,534 --> 00:00:17,590 series of battles and decisions of a 4 00:00:17,590 --> 00:00:19,923 team that ultimately determine a winner . 5 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:22,167 Marines are natural leaders . 6 00:00:24,410 --> 00:00:26,410 They look to one another for timely 7 00:00:26,410 --> 00:00:28,466 effective decision making on and off 8 00:00:28,466 --> 00:00:32,230 the court , their offensive defense 9 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,720 and there is no time out . There is no 10 00:00:34,730 --> 00:00:36,897 reset similar to what would be like in 11 00:00:36,897 --> 00:00:38,897 war . You just never know and those 12 00:00:38,897 --> 00:00:41,119 elements are not controlled and I think 13 00:00:41,119 --> 00:00:43,230 you see a lot of that in basketball , 14 00:00:43,230 --> 00:00:45,563 you can build into the just the unknown . 15 00:00:45,930 --> 00:00:47,986 It's for the love of the game . It's 16 00:00:47,986 --> 00:00:50,260 another pipeline for mentorship , both 17 00:00:50,270 --> 00:00:52,048 for myself and then those other 18 00:00:52,048 --> 00:00:54,103 teammates , both on the women's side 19 00:00:54,103 --> 00:00:57,430 and male side this year was a 20 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:59,319 phenomenal experience playing all 21 00:00:59,319 --> 00:01:01,374 marine . There is a wealth of talent 22 00:01:01,374 --> 00:01:05,370 down there , The wealth of of 23 00:01:05,370 --> 00:01:07,720 disparity in regards to ranks and M . O . 24 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,442 S . S . We all came together . 25 00:01:11,980 --> 00:01:14,091 I advocate to all commanders , to all 26 00:01:14,091 --> 00:01:16,036 basketball players or someone that 27 00:01:16,036 --> 00:01:17,869 knows someone in the gym and I'm 28 00:01:17,869 --> 00:01:19,924 seeking out , you know , some of the 29 00:01:19,924 --> 00:01:22,091 best marines and I know we have them . 30 00:01:22,091 --> 00:01:22,390 I know we have them in the Marine Corps