The 39th Wheelchair Charities Awards honored Cappie Pondexter of the New York Liberty and New York Giants Super Bowl hero Victor Cruz and Claude Ritman, the former executive director of Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital, was also honored, along with the Vaccaro family, longtime supporters of Wheelchair Charities.

The affair was held at the New York Hilton, located at 53rd Street and Sixth Avenue, on (Thursday), May 10 at 6 p.m.

Cappie was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Wheelchair Charities. Hank Carter, chairman and CEO of Wheelchair Charities hosted.

Pictured with 4Season Style Management Coordinator, Malcolm Soaries.

HI GUYS,

IM CURRENTLY IN PRAGUE WHERE WE FACE USK PRAGUE EUROLEAGUE TEAM TONIGHT. IT’S GONNA BE  A TOUGH CHALLENGE FOR US BUT AS A COMPETITOR I LOVE TOUGH ONES. WE GOT HERE TWO DAYS EARLY SO WE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY A FULL DAY HERE IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY. BY FAR,  ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT IN EUROPE. I WAS ABLE TO BUY FEW THINGS , EXPERIENCE SOME STREET VENDORS, FOODS AND LISTEN TO THE BEAUTIFUL STREETS OF PRAGUE. KINDA SAD TO BE LEAVING TOMORROW MORNING BUT HEY WE’RE GONNA BE IN EVEN BETTER WEATHER.

SINCE I LAST LEFT YOU GUYS WE’VE PLAYED SEVERAL GAMES IN WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO WIN AND SOMEHOW GET BETTER DESPITE OF OUR TEAMS’ EARLY INJURIES. HONESTLY, I’D RATHER HAVE THE INJURIES EARLY THEN LATER. WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST TRAINERS IN THE WORLD IN MY OPINION. SHE DEF TAKES CARE OF US AND I’M GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER. I MUST SAY SINCE IVE BEEN HERE,  THE ANKLE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN GETTING STRONGER AND I’M STARTING TO GET MY FULL RANGE OF MOTION BACK WITHOUT HAVING PAIN SO ITS ALWAYS A PLUS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY GOOD THINGS OUT IN TERMS OF MUSIC AND FASHION. IVE DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN GOING SWEATER CRAZY, LEATHER CRAZY AND BOOT CRAZY. LOL, BUT IM ALWAYS CRAZY WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION.

ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS IVE SEEN IN EVER STORE HAS BEEN FUR AND LOTS OF IT. BEING IN RUSSIA ITS A BONUS AND I CANT WAIT TO GO FUR SHOPPING WITH MY TEAMMATES. DETAILS OF THAT ADVENTURE TO COME LATER. MUSIC WISE IVE BEEN HEARING THE LEAK OF DRAKES ALBUM NOT GONNA EVEN LISTEN TO IT UNTIL IT DROPS ON ITUNES GOTTA SUPPORT ARTIST THE RIGHT WAY THESE DAYS. I GOT THE WALE WHICH DIDN’T DISSAPOINT AT ALL BUT IVE BEEN LISTENING TO CALVIN HARRIS, BINGO PLAYERS PRETTY HEAVY. DANCE HAS BECOME ONE OF MY FAVORITE GENRES THESE DAYS.

WELL THAT’S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS THIS TIME AROUND HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR WEEK AND I WILL SPEAK SOON MY LOVES. THANKYOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
BLESSINGS
CAPPA23

pic#1 tweety, cp3 and me at famous lil spot where our team ate after nice win against (bourges) french team

pic#2 wow haha epic meat was pretty tasty

pic#3 one of my fav teammates of all time Y this was her idea

pic#1 known in my family for closets full of clothess, well not so much in ekat! take a look

pic#2 my living room where i like to lounge in when i have guests around!

pic#3 most euro countries are not known for dryers..drying the cloths as you can see euro style!!

pic#4 this is my desk area… usually here on the internet

pic#5 last but not least ‘ fav place to be! lol dinner is served (well not at the moment but soon?) lol

AS YOU KNOW, THE NY LIBERTY SEASON ENDED UNEXPECTEDLY WITH THE UPSET IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THE EASTEN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS. I DON’T TAKE LOSING VERY WELL SO IT WAS A LITTLE HARD FOR ME TO RECOVER. I WENT TO MY HOME IN CHICAGO AND BEGAN PACKING BECAUSE I KNEW SOON I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE FOR THE USA BASKETBALL EURO TOUR.  I HAD A FEW DOWN DAYS SO I BOOKED A NICE TRIP TO VEGAS TO GET AWAY AND TAKE MY COUSIN AND BROTHER BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER BEEN THERE. IT WAS A LOAD OF FUN AND GREAT EXPERIENCE.  THE VIRAL VIDEO OF ME HOOPING WITH THE NBA GUYS IN VEGAS WASN’T PLANNED AT ALL. CHAUNCEY BILLIPS INVITED ME TO COME WORK OUT WITH HIM. WE WORKED OUT FOR TWO HRS ON DIFFERENT MOVES AND GOT TONS OF SHOOTING IN. AS WERE FINISHING UP AND IM GETTING READY TO ICE, MYBIG BRO, AL HARRINGTON TELLS ME TO PICK UP A JERSEY AND THAT’S WHERE IT BEGAN. IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT, U CAN DEFINITELY CATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.

I FLEW FROM NY TO ITALY WHERE THE TOUR BEGAN WITH ONE FULL PRACTICE AND TOUR OF FOUR TEAMS.  (NAPLES)  ITALY THE TEAM THAT HOSTED, VALENICIA (ROS CASARES), (SKIO), ITALY AND OF COURSE, THE USA.  IT WAS A TOUGH TASK WITH JUST SEVEN PLAYERS BUT WE WERE ABLE TO WIN THAT TOURNEY. UP NEXT, OUR TRIP TO VALENICIA..ALTHOUGH, WE LOST TO THIS TEAM, IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. A FEW DAYS LATER WE FLEW TO PRAGUE AND FACED YET ANOTHER CHALLENGING TEAM THAT GOT THE EDGE OVER US AS WELL.

LATER THAT NIGHT WE DROVE TO HUNGARY WHERE WE WOULD FACE SHOPRON AND WOULD END THE USA EURO TOUR. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO LEAVE ON  THE NOTE WITH A WIN BECAUSE WINNING ALWAYS MAKE THE SOUL FEEL GOOD. WE FINISHED THE TOUR OUT 3-2!!! 7 STRONG A BOND THAT WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AND NEVER BROKEN!

NEXT, I MET MY TEAM  (UMMC) IN GYDNIA POLAND WHERE WE WOULD HAVE OUR 1ST EURO LEAGUE MATCH OF THE SEASON. I DIDNT PLAY BUT MY TEAM FINISHED WITH A WIN ON THE ROAD AND A NICE TRIP BACK TO EKATERINGBURG. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD ACTUALLY MISS THIS PLACE BUT I TRULY DID. I MISSED THE CITY,PEOPLE, FOOD AND MY LOVELY APARTMENT FOR 4 YEARS.  SO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE I’VE BEEN GONE TO AMERICA. I WILL SEND UPDATES AND TAKE PICS SO U GUYS CAN HELP LIVE OUT MY EXPERIENCE THIS SEASON.

BLESSING

CAPPA23

The season is going well….we lost one game in the first half of the season… (womp womp) …but we’ve just started the second half and are 2-0! We are remaining focused and playing solid basketball, but its going to get intense in about a month when playoffs start.

2nd is the Euroleague where the top teams in Europe square off in the playoff series and then later in the final four.

3rd and last, is the Russian League.  I’m already sweating just talking about it!

The good news is that we’ll have some added power with Candace Parker coming in to the team. Her ability and talent will add much more depth to our already strong roster as we defend last year’s championship tittle.

Translation: I’m Excited!