Indoor

As a child, I lived on top of a hill. And to get home, every day, I had to climb it. I had to face it.   Every time I challenged myself, angrier and more […]

What remains of a life is just a collection of first times. Because they are the ones who give meaning to everything else. They are the ones that give you the strength to start something […]

I’m sitting on the edge of the pool. My back against the wall. I watch the lanes. I watch the others go back and forth. I just observe, I struggle to do anything else, because […]

I talk to God. Because God speaks to me. As long as he keeps talking to me, I will answer. And when he stops doing it, I won't fail to look for him, not even […]

I've always had a strong character, always had a strange idea in my head, and the determination to see it through. To witness what happens when you truly make it happen. I've always been independent, […]

It's hard to attain yourself to only one memory. Actually it's not a specific memory, but it’s afeeling. The feeling of belief. The feeling of believing that I could achieve something higher and bigger than […]

I always try to look ahead, not to think about my past. But every time my parents say something, it comes back. Again and again. And it reminds me something about me, how it all […]

I've always been a hard worker. As simple as that. Sometimes you don't need to go that far back, or that much deeper to tell a good story. The core is already there. Simple. That’s […]

After four sons, Mom was very happy that I was arrived. Then, two more would be born, a boy and a girl, to get to seven, but when I came into the World, I was […]

From my mom, I got emotional intelligence. The ability to quickly understand who you are in front of, to understand how a situation will develop, and to grasp aspects that other people usually miss. From […]

I immediately fell in love with the water. I can’t say the same thing for swimming. I was on vacation with my parents and siblings, when I realized I could float like all others did, […]

Not all clubs are the same. Not all clubs have the same history, the same importance, the same relevance to their community. Basketball is beautiful everywhere. Basketball is a message of hope everywhere. Basketball is […]

“You are not just a basketball player". My parents' heart has always been in the right place, and now that I’m a dad too, I hope mine will never be outdone, in the future. If […]

646 Miles. On my first night in college, staring at the ceiling of the room, I counted the miles that separated me from my family. And I cried. There is nothing wrong with that. Mom, […]

My older sister Inna was the first to start figure skating. She is about two years older than I am, so, of course, I was interested in everything she did. I would sometimes watch her […]

Hockey. Canada. The Olympics. My life could very well be described using only three words, the three words that I repeated to myself even during the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games: hockey, Canada, and the Olympics. […]

Every coin, just like every story, has two sides. And most people, if they see one, don't see the other. Neither is false, neither is less important, neither version will ever be complete. Ignorance is […]

I've always known what it means to work for nothing. Without having a profit or an economic return. I've always known what is the most important thing, between a dream and a penny, to have […]

Aloha: hello, goodbye, love. To come from where I’m from, there is a strong premise.  An indelible message. Like graffiti on the wall, created by the Holy Artist who resides above us. Seemingly so beautiful […]

It ‘s very difficult for me to stop and look back, I hardly ever do it. Giving space to memory and nostalgia it’s a way of being that does not belong to me, I prefer […]

I traveled during the night and reached my new teammates directly in Phoenix, more precisely at the US Airways Center. The Jazz had told me just few hours before about my trade, so I had […]