The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Dear UAB: Trista Magee
3/2/2020 5:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Dear UAB,
I've had the pleasure of experiencing you as a second destination in my college basketball journey. You have been a safe haven for me — a place where I've been nurtured, cared for, challenged, improved, pushed, valued, and loved. I owe who I am to you. I came to you disheartened and discouraged, thinking I might never find a place that felt like home, a place where I could fulfill my childhood dreams of collegiate athletics and truly be happy. I found even more than I could have dreamed with you.
You have cared for me in a way I can't explain. You have appointed incredible people into positions in the athletic department that have created a safe and successful environment for your athletes. You have given me a lifelong mentor and example to follow in Randy Norton. Every other member of the entire women's basketball program has also played a giant role in my life. I will have the relationships I've formed forever and will be better because of them. I have cultivated bonds with lifelong sisters, where they each hold a special place dear to my heart. I am so thankful for them. I am so thankful for coaches and administrators that bring positive and uplifting people into our program, creating a culture that is unmatched and rare. I am so thankful for the family that surrounds UAB and supports this university. The atmosphere around the university is one of love and kindness. I look forward to being a lifelong active member of the UAB fan club. I plan to tell students and athletes how thankful they should be to have you.
I have found myself in you, and I have found myself because of you. I never thought I would have graduated undergrad in only three years. I never imagined I would graduate with a master's degrees and be named CoSIDA All-Academic First Team (my mom didn't imagine that one either). I never dreamed in August of this year, I would be marrying a guy who I ran into on my bike riding to Heritage Hall my first year here. You have shown me a world that I didn't know I could conquer, and now I look to the future with eagerness and excitement. I know I can do anything because of you. I'm so thankful God brought me to you. I am this version of Trista Magee because of your impact in my life, and I'll never be able to thank you for it.
Love,
Trista Magee
I've had the pleasure of experiencing you as a second destination in my college basketball journey. You have been a safe haven for me — a place where I've been nurtured, cared for, challenged, improved, pushed, valued, and loved. I owe who I am to you. I came to you disheartened and discouraged, thinking I might never find a place that felt like home, a place where I could fulfill my childhood dreams of collegiate athletics and truly be happy. I found even more than I could have dreamed with you.
You have cared for me in a way I can't explain. You have appointed incredible people into positions in the athletic department that have created a safe and successful environment for your athletes. You have given me a lifelong mentor and example to follow in Randy Norton. Every other member of the entire women's basketball program has also played a giant role in my life. I will have the relationships I've formed forever and will be better because of them. I have cultivated bonds with lifelong sisters, where they each hold a special place dear to my heart. I am so thankful for them. I am so thankful for coaches and administrators that bring positive and uplifting people into our program, creating a culture that is unmatched and rare. I am so thankful for the family that surrounds UAB and supports this university. The atmosphere around the university is one of love and kindness. I look forward to being a lifelong active member of the UAB fan club. I plan to tell students and athletes how thankful they should be to have you.
I have found myself in you, and I have found myself because of you. I never thought I would have graduated undergrad in only three years. I never imagined I would graduate with a master's degrees and be named CoSIDA All-Academic First Team (my mom didn't imagine that one either). I never dreamed in August of this year, I would be marrying a guy who I ran into on my bike riding to Heritage Hall my first year here. You have shown me a world that I didn't know I could conquer, and now I look to the future with eagerness and excitement. I know I can do anything because of you. I'm so thankful God brought me to you. I am this version of Trista Magee because of your impact in my life, and I'll never be able to thank you for it.
Love,
Trista Magee
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