Sunday 2 July 2017

"As long as I can I'm gonna play. It's just too much fun."

"I was 78 years old when I got my first basketball shoes. So that was a thrill. Growing up we didn’t have sports like the girls do today. We didn’t have the opportunity to play; that was before Title IX."
Grace Larsen (91)



"It keeps me off the streets and out of the bingo parlors -- saves me money."
Nina Duncan (85)

The Senior Women's Basketball Associaten accpets players from all walks of life who are 50 and older. To make the Splash team, however, athletes have to be at least 80 years old (via). Here is a wonderful clip about these impressive women:



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