No Sissies Allowed

They'll run. They'll catch. They'll tackle. Women's professional football ramps up (again) in Houston.

A A A Comments By Wendy Grossman Thursday, Sep 28 2000

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Haywood reiterates that the players need to advertise the team as much as they can and get out there and sell season tickets. "Continuously talk about it," he says.

The team owner says they need to cut their fingernails. Too many players are getting scratched.

Tammy Walker-Brown has called on twin brother Sammy Walker, who played for the Green Bay Packers, for advice.

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Lani got cut. A manager called Tuesday night while she was at a volunteer firefighter meeting and said she didn't make the team. She wasn't mad, she didn't cry; she just got into her car, turned the music up really loud and drove home. Her parents were relieved. Lani's sophomore year in high school she got blindsided and was pulled off the team for five weeks. They didn't want to see her hit and hurt again.

About 40 of Lani's friends had filled out season ticket purchase forms, but they told her not to turn them in until she knew she made the team. After all the sell-your-tickets lectures, she turned in five. She spent the last few days convincing her friends not to call the Energy and demand their money back. Most of the people she sold tickets to weren't interested in men's football, much less women's football; they just wanted to support their friend. Lani hasn't bought herself a season pass, but she'll probably go to a few games. "I don't hold no grudges," Lani says. "I'm not hoping they lose all season."

She's thinks that she'll probably still have a chance to play. Someone's bound to get hurt, so the coaches might call her in to sub. She's waiting for the phone to ring.

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