‘Special feeling’ as Amazon Warriors meet, interact with fans

The Guyana Amazon Warriors were out and about on their day-off on Friday, interacting with fans at the Giftland and Amazonia Malls on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara respectively as part of an ExxonMobil- organized interactive event.
Each mall was a hive of activity, with hundreds of fans flocking the venue to get a glimpse of their favourite players. Amazon Warriors fans were also able to win merchandise and tickets while getting photo ops and autographs.
When Guyana Times Sport caught up with all-rounder Keemo Paul at the Amazonia Mall, the Guyanese cricketer described the fans’ overwhelming response as a special feeling.
“Well, it’s a special feeling, you know. It’s always good to come home; we always get the support in Guyana. And to come and interact with the fans is a special feeling also. It’s good to see that people are enthusiastic, people are supporting and going crazy about the Amazon Warriors, which is good,” Paul shared.
One of the outstanding Warriors, Paul added, “So, we just want to continue making them proud; and, hopefully, we can win this title for the fans.”
Paul, in going on to share how motivating the fans’ belief in the team can be for the players, declared, “It’s quite humbling, to be honest, and it plays a big part. It goes a long way in motivating you, as you said. The people are believing in you, the people are trusting in you, and people are supporting you 1000 per cent, it gives you that extra push and that good feeling to go out there and do well for them.”
ExxonMobil’s Community Relations Advisor Lasawhna Prescott was impressed with the response to Friday’s activity, which she deemed a success.
“We thought that it would be fitting to give the public an opportunity to interact with the players; they’ve been cheering them on all this time. This is our year, so we really wanted to create that space where they could come, interact with them, get a chance to play games, have some engagement, learn about the different personalities that we have on the team, and of course get a chance to learn about ExxonMobil too,” Prescott told Guyana Times Sport.
She also said, “I think that the crowd had a really good time. We believe that the love was felt, and coming from the feedback from the Guyana Amazon Warriors, I think that they had a splendid time. So, I feel like we did an awesome job.”
The Guyana Amazon Warriors will be back in action today, Saturday September 16th, against the Trinbago Knight Riders from 19:00hrs at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East bank Demerara (EBD) (Jemima Holmes)