“In football, the worst things are excuses. Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward.” Those words, spoken by professional soccer player Pep Guardiola, may well have inspired one of his biggest fans, Ousmane “OC” Camara, head coach of Barton Community College’s nationally ranked women’s soccer team.
Born in Conakry, Guinea, Camara’s parents were diplomats who moved to different countries every two or three years. Attending high school in Cuba and France, he played handball and basketball, as well as soccer – or football as it is known in most countries outside of the United States.