An Urhobo born professional basketball player based in the United Kingdom (UK),Mr. Alex Owumi has disclosed that winning multiple championships were his greatest achievements, stressing that travelling to many countries was a lot of fun to him.
Owumi in an online interview with The Urhobo Voice, said he had great experiences in his basketball career, adding that ,he shared great memories with his teammates.
According to him :”My basketball career was very good.I had the blessing to play for thirteen years as a professional and equally live in numerous countries.God blessed me with a long and healthy career.Infact,meeting new people every year was exciting”.
“The challenges i experienced in my basketball career were picking the right playing situation.I had some issues with some professional teams and management that were difficult at times”.
Owumi noted that his core responsibilities as a director of a professional team in England are finding sponsors, recruiting players and making sure that their players are taken care of on a daily basis, adding:”There is no team to put on the floor at any given night without players “.
His words :”My goals to become a better director are learning everything about my team on a daily basis.I make sure that i put a good group of players on the floor every night and also bringing in bigger sponsors every year “.
He affirmed that it is a tough task recruiting players in this pandemic because they don’t know any government guidelines, adding that :”We are just sitting here waiting.Players want to play but we have to take the necessary measures and put them in place “.
“We recruit players to play hard and represent the team on the court and in the community.Our main goal is to win championships and provide entertainment for our fans.We have a basketball academy attached to our professional team in England and support them through our sponsors.We have boys and girls academy with over 60 kids”.
Owumi who insisted that his playing career is over and his writing career has been pushed to the forefront, said he loves writing and it has always been his passion, adding that :”I will be writing books for the rest of my life and i am looking forward to pleasing my fans”.
He added :”I am a best-selling author and a professional basketball player for thirteen years.I am also a part owner of a professional basketball team in England called Worthing Thunder.I want my players in my professional team to be in the best physical shape and be role models on and off the court.We take pride in our players representing our club”.