Belief is key to turning dream into gold, says Japan women basketball coach

Japan women's basketball head coach Tom Hovasse has dreamt for years his team could make a historic run to the Tokyo Olympics gold medal game and an epic showdown with his native United States.On Friday night, his scrappy, undersized, unfancied squad made it a reality."Years ago, I said my goal, my dream, was to play America in the gold medal game of the Olympics and we were going to win. That was my dream, my goal, my motivation," he said in the wake of Japan's 87-71 semifinal win over France at Saitama Super Arena.It was a win that guaranteed Japan its first Olympic basketball medal.Hovas…READ FULL ARTICLE