Today ladies and gentlemen.
I am honored to have trained with you
I am honored to enter the field of battle with you
But there is another honor to be bestowed upon you
That is the answer which comes to this question
Who are we?
We are DC DRAGONS
That's right and I will need you to remember that throughout this race
We will conquer what has not been conquered
Defeat will not be in our creed
We believe what others doubt
We will always endeavor the prestige,honor and respect of our team
We have trained our minds so our bodies will follow
Who are we?
We are DC DRAGONS
I acknowledge the fact that our opponents do not expect us to win
But we will not surrender
Weakness will not be in our hearts
We will look to our comrades and to those who have trained us
We will draw strength from them
Who are we?
We are DC Dragons
We will go out into the fields of battle
We will move,groove and do everything we can do
We will reach our goals by any means at our disposal
When we get there, we will arrive violently
We will rip the heart from our enemies and leave it on the ground
Because they cannot stop us
Who are we?
We are DC Dragons
To our sides, we have our comrades
Comrades which has been with us through thick and thin
through sacrifices, through sweat, through blood, through tears
Never will we let them fall
Never will we let them down
and never will we leave a comrade behind
Our opponents do not know what is in our hearts
Who are we?
We are DC Dragons
No one will deny us
No one will defy us
and no one will tell us who or what we are and can be
Belief will change our world
It has moved continents, worlds and placed a man on the moon
Belief will carry us through this race
Who are we?
We are DC Dragons
Defeat, Retreat .... those are not our words
We do not understand the definition of those words
We do not understand when things go wrong,
We do not understand mistakes but we do understand this
We understand victory, we understand never surrendering
No matter how bad things go
Our hearts and our minds will carry our bodies when our limbs are too weak
Who are we?
We are DC Dragons
Today will be that day,
Not tomorrow, not next week but right here and right now
In our DC, in our house,in our home
Who are we?
We are DC Dragons
History will remember us
and we will not have to worry about him being kind
We will define ourselves
We will write our own praises
No one will tell us what we can or cannot be
We will never go home, not without giving everything we got
Coz who are we?
We are DC Dragons
WHO ARE WE?
WE ARE DC DRAGONS
Introduction
The DC Dragons began in 1992 as the National Capital Area Women’s Paddling Association (NCAWPA). What started as a women’s dragon boat festival team has evolved to include men and mixed teams that complete in both dragonboating and outrigger canoeing. Our teams have competed both locally and internationally. In addition to competing, NCAWPA spearheads the development of dragonboating and outrigger canoeing both locally and along the East Coast. Many of our members have been coaches and/or part of the organization committees for the DC Dragon boat festival since its inception. As the first dragonboat team in the DC metro area, we strive to inspire others to join in a sport that promotes cooperative team effort, is physically challenging and fun. We paddle year-round and welcome new paddlers to join us or our sister teams, GoPink!DC and NCAWPA Youth.
This blog chronicles our journeys and achievements
This blog chronicles our journeys and achievements
Sunday, May 8, 2011
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