PLAYER PROFILE

WILLIE KELLY

TDMB:  Whaz up Junior?
Willie:     NUT'N MUCH JUS ANOTHER DAY.

TDMB: How has everything been going?
Willie:   I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS, SO ITS ALL GOOD.

TDMB: Are U originally from Houston?
Willie:    YES I AM.

TDMB  What High School?
Willie:    JACK YATES.

TDMB:  Do U have any kids?
Willie:    YEA I HAVE 2 BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL BOYS.

TDMB:  How old are they and are they into sports?
Willie:     12 and the 3. the oldest loves basketball and my youngest is into football.

TDMB:  What sports did U play in High School?
Willie:     I PLAYED A LIL FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND OF COURSE BASEBALL.

TDMB: How about College?
Willie:    I PLAYED A LIL FOOTBALL AT(NSU) NORTH EASTERN STATE.

TDMB: What position did U play?
Willie:    I PLAYED CORNER MOSTLY AND A LIL TIGHT END. 

TDMB: What are your hobbies outside of softball?
Willie:    SPENDING TIME WITH MY BOYS AND SWIMMING.

TDMB: How did U get started playing Softball?
Willie:   WELL MY COUSIN ASKED ME IF I WANTED 2 COME OUT AND PLAY ON HIS COED TEAM WHEN HE WORKED IN THE MEDICAL CENTER AND EVERY SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN ENJOYING IT.

TDMB: What teams have U played for?
Willie:    I'VE STARTED OUT WITH THE BROTHERS, THEN RAIDERS. NOW I'M BACK WITH THE WWF WORLD CHAMPS. LOL

TDMB:  U are one of the very few players in Houston that can say that they have play on only two teams.  What is up with all the team hopping?
Willie:     I REALLY CANT SAY CAUSE THATS NOT ME. BUT ONCE U FIND A TEAM I THINK THAT TEAM SHOULD BECOME YOUR FAMILY AND IF THERES A PROBLEM U SHOULD WORK IT OUT AS SUCH. ONLY WHEN U HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE IS WHEN U SHOULD PART WAYS AND EVEN THEN HAVE NO HARD FEELINGS. ITS JUS LIKE WHEN A MAN HAS TO LEAVE HIS FATHERS HOUSE AND LIVE COMFORTABLY IN HIS OWN HOME.

TDMB: U won a SBSA World with the WWF Brothers last year, do U thin that your team can repeat?
Willie:    ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE BUT YES I DO THINK WE AS TEAM DO HAVE WHAT IT TAKES 2 BE BACK 2 BACK WORLD CHAMPS.

TDMB: What positions do U play?
Willie:    I PLAY ALL OVER THA FIELD.  I HAVE NO CERTAIN POSITION AND I LIKE THAT CAUSE IT HELPS ME 2 GET A PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT EACH PLAYER HAVE AND WILL GO THRU AT SOME POINT AND TIME. NO PITCHING THOUGH. I'LL SAVE THAT FOR THE PROS. LOL

TDMB: First let me say U are one of the better umpires, do U prefer umpiring or playing?
Willie:    THANKS. I PREFER UMPIRING BELIEVE IT OR NOT. (IN MY OPINION) THE GAME HAS TURNED FOR THE WORST AND NOT TO MANY OF MY PEERS RESPECT IT OR FOR THAT MATTER RESPECT UMPS. NOT SAYING THAT THEY WILL RESPECT ME BUT WE DO NEED MORE UMPIRES TO STAND BEHIND A CALL AND BE MORE VOCAL AND NOT AFRAID OF WHOS WATCHING, WHOS AT THE PLATE AND MOST OF ALL WHAT PEOPLE WILL SAY. THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS A FAIR GAME AND CORRECT CALLS. (AGAIN MY OPINION)

TDMB:  I agree with U,  I think alot of players don't respect the game.  What can we do to bring the game back to where it should be?
Willie:I   THINK WE COULD DO AWAY WITH ALL THE POLITICS AND UNDERCUTTING OF EACH OTHER AND JUS MAKE IT A FUN AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AGAIN.

TDMB: What are your favorite tournaments to play in?
Willie:    EVERY TOURNEY THAT I GO TO IS MY FAVORITE SIMPLY CAUSE I'LL NEVER HAVE THE SAME MOMENTS AGAIN THAT I'LL SHARE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. MAYBE THE SAME PRIZES, LOL BUT NEVER THE SAME MOMENTS.

TDMB: Do U enjoy playing on the Black Circuit?
Willie:   YES OF COURSE.

TDMB: What do U not like about playing on the Black Circuit?
Willie:    WHERE DO I BEGIN. I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT IN SOME CASES DIRECTORS, MEMBERS ON THE BOARD OR WHOEVER IS CHARGE OF A PARTICULAR EVENT BEND RULES OR BREAK THEM JUST TO ACCOMMODATE PLAYERS OR TEAMS THAT U KNOW.

TDMB: Who has been your favorite teammate?
Willie:    ON WHAT TEAM? LOL

TDMB: One teammate, U only been on two teams
Willie:    I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT GUY. SOMEHOW NO MATTER THE SITUATION HE HAS A WAY OF PUTTING A SMILE ON A TEAMS FACE. WIN ,LOSE OR DRAW THAT GUY IS  MY BRO 4 LIFE. LOL

TDMB: Do U enjoy the the Circuits Parties?
Willie:    CANT U TELL. HA HA AH. YEA I DO.

TDMB:  Tells us about this gang fight that Derrick said U started in Little League? LOL
Willie:     I DONT KNOW WHAT U ARE TALKING ABT. D-WILL IMA GET CHA.

TDMB: In Little League who was the better player U or Derrick?
Willie:    I WAS. DERRICK AKA TYREESE WAS ALWAYS FLIRTING AND WATCHING THE CHEERLEADERS. COACH HAD TO ALWAYS TAKE HIM TO THE SIDE TELL HIM U WILL HAVE TIME FOR THEM LATER. LOL..........

TDMB: Tell us something about U that most people on the Circuit don't know?
Willie:    I WAS PICKED  OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY MINOR LEAGUE WITH THE ATLANTA BRAVES. BUT MOM WANTED US TO GO TO COLLEGE AND HAVE SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON JUST IN CASE. SO I HAVE A DEGREE IN BIO CHEM.

TDMB:  Now that is surprising a degree in Bio Chem, U have to be smart as hell.
Willie:     I WOULDNT SAY SMART AS HELL BUT U DO HAVE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK LOL. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKE SCIENCE.

TDMB: Thank U for your time, do U have any shout outs?
Willie:    NO THANK U. YES MY LORD AND SAVIOR, MY FAMILY, AND THE SOFTBALL COMMUNITY. LOVE YA. PEACE..............................