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While I did not attend the Championship this year, I watched a heck of a lot of it on the webcast. Not quite the same as being there in person, but it was enough to make me very proud of my team. Their improvement from our one regional was astronomical. From the first match they played, it was evident that they actually were working as a team, that there was communication between subteams, that team members actually respected each other and took pride in their own jobs-- the whole team was acting as one cohesive unit, something they had struggled to do just a few weeks earlier. Our drive team and the level of chemistry and respect was amazing. I could hear everyone cheering, even over the webcast. Everything got better with every match. Even though I was far away, my team managed to make me incredibly proud. First seeing them over the webcast is definitely my memorable moment from Atlanta 2009.