Great inspiration

Dear editor:
Coach: A trainer of sports players and athletes.
To me, Dave Bondett was much more than that. For the last five years, Dave not only has been moulding me and my curling teammates into the club champions we have become, but he has helped me become the young woman I am today.
Not only did Dave spend hundreds of hours perfecting our deliveries and brushing techniques, but he taught us how to set and achieve our goals.
Most importantly, he taught us how to be a team.
Dave always has emphasized the importance of healthy communication and teamwork. He used to say that “it wasn’t one person who makes the shot, but that it is a team who makes a shot.”
It was with his many quotes, team meetings, and words of wisdom that our team has been able to reach the skill level that we are at today.
Dave has been a leader to many at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Muskie curling program was extremely lucky to have had a coach with the patience and dedication that Dave has provided.
I would also like to thank Dave’s wife, Mary Lynn. She has always supported us and has been very understanding of the time that Dave has spent with the team. We will miss us both as we go our separate ways in the fall.
Dave—you have inspired me like none other. Thanks to you, someday I will reach the top of the mountain.
And when I do, you can be guaranteed that I will smile and remember the man who changed my life.
Signed,
Samantha Mueller,
Fort Frances, Ont.
(on behalf of the
Muskie girls’
curling team)