BALL IS LIFE


Basketball is a very, big part of my life.
Basketball has helped me,
Basketball has ruined me,
Basketball can get you in shape,
Basketball was taught to me by my father,


Basketball has inspired me since day one, to me its the greatest sport out there. Never have I ever thought of a sport like this to be my favorite but to me it should be an everyday exercise. Basketball has been everything since I was about 5 years old, my dad took me to parks and then on one day the dream to become an NCAA star started. My father wasn't the coolest guy but he worked me to be the best I could be. He made me run a lot, he made me shoot a lot, I developed a form that even a lot of college players were jealous about. but then my junior year came around and that was supposed to be the best year, but a fight between me and my friends against 4 seniors in our school I lost everything that was me. I got suspended from school and lost all my chances of playing my junior year, especially since I had to get surgery on my nose a week or two after my suspension. It wasn't so heart-wrenching not being able to play the sport that you love and that you play just because it is the sport itself that makes you happy, not the thought of the money that you get when you go to the NBA, which is like a 1% chance. I will never give up on my dreams of being a NCAA star. My dad once told me that the only thing I have to remember is BALL IS LIFE.