Dear Greg:

So good to read from you and see your excitement and national pride for having Bright Stars play in the Olympics!

“Brighter star” Is a basketball team that represented South Sudan and the whole Africa in General… My best wishes to our team…God bless South Sudan“- this is your national pride as a South Sudanese, and your continental pride as an African, I like it!

“Tomorrow we are playing with USA  and the whole of Africa believe BRIGHT STAR is gonna win the game“- I hope that Bright Stars wins the game tomorrow!

“Gregory. Former basketball player in High school back Uganda before I went to pursue my career Aviation“- I know of your career in aviation, didn’t know you were a basketball player in high school!

I read from nba. com/Newcomer South Sudan opening eyes on Paris Olympics stage (updated today) about Luol Deng who was born in Sudan, in the territory that is now South Sudan, into the Dinka tribe. His father moved the family to Egypt to escape the Second Sudanese Civil War when Luol was in grade school. His family moved to London, then to New Jersey for high school, and there, Luol, at 14, showed basketball promise. He went on to play 15 years in the NBA, most famously with the Chicago Bulls. He then retired and started a foundation to support grassroots players from his homeland- that was the beginning of  Giants Of The Nile, Bright Stars!

“How have you been doing. I’m breathing well this side and the life has been making me not to rest. Feel free to say your opinion about tomorrow match between USA &SSD. Be bless dear. Greg.“- I am breathing well on this side of the world, and even better for reading from you today. I will be rooting for the Giants Of  The Nile tomorrow!

anita