thoughts of silly, nonsense-ical cheers

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

I often have thoughts of Cyn that are sports related - like whenever I see a clever SportsCenter commercial, I think of how she would appreciate it. I also think of many fun-filled memories of watching several types of sporting events with Cyn, including A's games, high school basketball and volleyball, UCLA volleyball and gymnastics, to name a few.

While we were in the stands, every once in a while and for whatever reason, we would be inspired by an episode of the TV show Dharma and Greg. Dharma displays how she appreciates the fact that you can say just about anything while cheering on your team. So although other fans may have raised an eyebrow because they did not quite understand what we were saying, I still look back fondly to the times when my sisters and I were enjoying a game, and we were bold enough (or just in one of those silly moods) to proudly stand up with our arms raised and yell, "It's nectarine time...comb your frog!" and "Come on big guy, drive your coffee table to Idaho!"

thoughts of the love of the game

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

"Dam nilo veth egame..."

I remember the phrase above from when Cyn was playing varsity basketball during her senior year in high school. Cyn was always a dedicated athlete and enthusiastic sports fan. She shared this phrase with her teammates, and I believe that it became somewhat of a team motto. I also remember that she put together a tape of songs - essentially from the soundtrack from the movie Space Jam - that the team played during their pre-game warm-ups. Even though I wasn’t a big basketball fan at the time, these days, especially with baseball season in full swing, I think of Cyn and I am grateful to her for always helping to remind me about how joyous the love of the game can be.