A great feature on former Cardinal Newman star Mike Santos

Mike Santos is now at Santa Clara and on scholarship. Here's a great article on his journey:

No quit in Santos
Bob Padecky
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
January 17, 2010

It is, and Michael Santos admits it, a meditation, when he lets himself into the University of Santa Clara gym late at night. No one else is on the court, just the basketball and himself, his shoes squeaking and the round ball thumping, pounding out a cadence soothing, comforting and oh so familiar.

“Feels like home,” said the former Cardinal Newman star.

Where everything makes sense. Where he belongs. Where he had to find out exactly how good he was. Why he had to push himself three years ago and take the risk because, to not to, would be cheating whatever gift he had. And he never wanted to wonder if he coulda, shoulda, woulda.

“There were no guarantees,” said Santos who starred for Newman's state finalist team in 2006-07...

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