Tuesday, March 16, 2004 | 9:46 a.m.
Editor's note: Former UNLV All-American Linda Frohlich writes a guest column exclusively for the Las Vegas Sun
ROVERETO, Italy -- Hello, Las Vegas.
Wow, it seems so long since the last time that I have written to you guys. I hope all is well on your end of the world. On my end, things are OK.
To start this column on a positive note, I should tell you about my personal life, which has been great. My Grandmother is still with me (since December now) and I must say I really enjoy her presence. She was supposed to leave more than a month ago, and even though I act like she is the one who wants to continue to "bug" me, it is actually me who keeps prolonging her stay.
I mean, she has proven great cooking and social skills, so I decided to keep here a little longer. (Smile) As you see, I'm trying to act nonchalantly about this, but deep down I love the fact that my grandmother is taking care of her 24-year-old baby. After having been on my own for almost two years now, it is such a good feeling that I don't have to come home to an empty house every day.
Luckily the city that I live in is very pretty, so in the end my grandmother stays voluntarily. It's awesome. We spend most of the time laughing and giggling.
She makes sure that I start eating like a normal person again, and not settle on microwavable or canned food (it seemed like I wasn't able to recover from my college days).
The only downside to my grandmother's stay is that she forces me to stay up all night to listen to her stories. Yeah, poor me ... well I guess that everything has its price. Just kidding! With her 70 years, she has many interesting and "back-in-the-days" stories to tell. And in between teaching me about life, helping me to appreciate what I have, and making me feel bad, because "back in the days everything was easier." there are also nights when we just discuss crucial life saving questions like: How to survive in a jungle? Or how many teeth does a baby shark have?
Now back to business: Basketball has been pretty tough for our team. We were already the smallest team in the league and then right after the Christmas break our other starting post player tore her ACL in her knee in a practice match. It was the turning point in our season. We can't seem to find a way to overcome this obstacle.
Lately we have been losing more games than we have been winning. It is so tough to play with every ounce of strength and vigor in your body and still come out on the short end of the stick.
With all of this going on in my life over here, I keep thinking about the WNBA season, which is right around the corner. This year is a little different for me, because I am a restricted free agent. Basically what this means is that I can sign with any team that has an interest in my game, with New York having the option to match the offers made to me by another team.
So where do I go? Do I stay in New York or do I go somewhere else? New York is a great city and I loved being a part of it. But slowly I am starting to understand that this is a business and I have to do what is best for my career. I am blessed though to have a new high-powered agent working for me now (Bruce Levy): He is similar to Arliss of the "Arliss" TV show on HBO. He gets the job done, but unlike the TV character he cares about his players.
So after long discussions with "Arliss," and my boyfriend on where I would find a good fit for me as a player, I decided to sign with the Phoenix Mercury.
Former UNLV All-American Linda Frohlich writes a guest column exclusively for the Las Vegas Sun.
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