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Jason the Priest's Favorite Quote: Bronx is where I am, but Brooklyn will forever be my place - that's for sure.
That dude with the blue hat
with the throwback shirt looks familiar.
My Personal Rankings in 3 Major One Wall Sports.
  1. Racquetball Rankings:
    Singles = 'B-'
    Doubles = 'B+'
  2. Paddleball Rankings:
    Singles = 'B-'
    Doubles = 'B'
  3. Handball Rankings:
    Singles = 'C+'
    Doubles = 'B'

Hey, at least I'm honest about my self-rankings, can you say that for yourself? :-)

The 5 Quotes from the Priest.
  • Don't let the game control your destiny, you're in charge of that yourself.
  • To be the best all around One-Wall player, playing handball is just not enough to be recognized.
  • Handball is like a Job Interview. You win - you're hired; you don't your fired! :-)
  • To be the best, you got to beat the best, and that includes for Money - Duh! :-) and finally:
  • Sleepers come from all angles. Weight, height, race, sex or color should not be a reason to be afraid of playing a opponent for not having money. Give that person a chance to see what he/she can do on the court. You'll never know, they may out hustle you!
Staff Motivational Video - The Infamous Terry Tate.
And I thought Boxing was a violent sport!
Chinatown: Grand Street Tournnamet Clip - Good Battle
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Posted By: veronica , Sep 08, 2008 | 8:23 pm
hey shadow i graduated from boys and girls and girls h.s 1990 and my daughter graduated 2006 good to know somebody out there from the high
handballcity/shadowpriest Reply From: Jason the Priest, Sep 08, 2008 | 9:54 pm

Hey Veronica, you can call me Jason. I've known you for a very long time since you, Bernice and company came to Van Cortlandt Park back in 2000 (I think). :-)


The High represents to the death, word up. In reality, we know that players that come out of the school bring it all. We aint afraid of nobody, no matter what sport we play. Congratulations on the new addition to your family, from one Boys and Girls High School alumni to another. Peace from the Priest. :-)

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Posted By: Jasmine, Jun 24, 2008 | 7:34 am
What's up? You got singles anyday. Have you been playing? I didn't see you at the tournament in the village this past weekend.
handballcity/shadowpriest Reply From: Jason the Priest, Jun 24, 2008 | 3:28 pm
Hey Jasmine,
I overslept and that shit was way too late. I bet Benny was pissed that I didn't showed up. lol. I went apartment hunting in Brooklyn, so I can get out of the rotten neighborhood that I lived for 12 years now. Anyway's I only play on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays because I worked in the Systems Department at the State Insurance Department in Lower Manhattan. Nevertheless, I am still around. :-) I might crash at Lincoln Terrace Saturday, I'll see you there. :-)
Music From The Priest

My Identity and Purpose

For the past 15 Years, I have traveled through the New York City's strongest and respectable handball/racquetball/paddleball courts for competition. In one of my quotes, the best way to maintain your strong game is to go to other parts of the outside area where you are unknown at. You'll never know what rewards will bring in to your 'résumés'

From the Boogie-Down Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park, to the Beach 17th Park in Far Rockaway; from O'Connor Park in West Orange to Burns Park in Massapequa Park; and from Memorial Stadium in Mount Vernon (Westchester County) to Markham Park in Port Richmond. My initial purpose is to stay in shape in whatever sport that comes to me at my view. To be able to switch sports within the same day/night with consistency is rare, but if you're able to do it for over a decade, that's what you called a consistent all-around 1-wall player. To winning tournaments while being able to accomplish it, is being recognized as one of the greatest. You can forget about me in that catergory. lol

I've started the years in Brooklyn @ Jackie Robinson Park back playing handball back in 1993. A couple of years later, I started playing racquetball in the Marcy Projects (Myrtle/Nostrand Avenues), and in the Northern Bronx in 1998, I started playing paddleball. Mixing the sports weren't easy unless your accostomed to it.

Respect is hard to give by in the 1-wall community. You just have to find a way to get it, even that means to gamble for it. Notfing in life is free, and that includes the ability to earn your skiils on the court.

My Favorite Parks are Jackie Robinson (Bed-Stuy) and St John's (Crown Heights) Paerdegat Park (East Flatbush), and the Coney Island Courts in Brooklyn; Cambria Park, Beach 17th Street (Far Rockaway) Hoyt/31st Street Park (Astoria) and Liberty Parks in Queens; Ryer, Orchard Beach and Van Cortlandt Parks in the Bronx; and North Woodmere County (Woodmere, NY), Burns (Massapequa Park), Shell Creek (Island Park) and Averil Parks (Franklin Square) in Long Island.

Who would've thought that a basketball player, taught me the skills to play, despite he's not a handball player himself? Anything can happen in this small world, a few pointers is all you need. :-)

Short, But Classic McFaddens Indoor Handball Action. Too bad it closed in 2001.