How Basketball Has Affected My Life
I love basketball I mean… I love it, love it. When I play basketball I play with my heart even if I am hurting in my legs or arms it is so damn fun! I love the game because people assume that I was built for it because of my height. The best enjoyment I get from the game is when I block people and just to see their reactions and pump up the players or the watchers. That affects my mental well being because it boosts my confidence as I feel like i’m the king of the world. Sometimes my mental well being is affected negatively while playing basketball because I feel like an underdog in a game like the feeling where you see taller people who just stares down at you and think they gonna block me. So I try play swiftly when I lay the ball up to
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It was a great experience to stand next a New Zealander who has made it to the big league in a sport that I love. Going to this affected my social well being because I had made a friend that also comes from Hawke’s Bay. He was waiting for his friends but they had not shown up, so he hung out with me. It affected my social well being because I had made a friend and he was easy to connect with as we shared the same interests. It also affected my mental well being because it made me feel more comfortable at the camp because he made it more enjoyable and I did not feel out of place because I had someone to talk to. I did not mind him hanging out with me as he was a very good basketball player, he stood around about 6’4 tall which kinda intimidated me. This affected my mental well being because I thought he was better than me and I am a very competitive person. So that affected my physical well being because I had to be better than him so ran faster and be better at the drills. Another thing that affected by well being was when Steven Adams was defending us in the key and I saw my mate drive up to him and got blocked so I went up and scored on Steven. My spiritual well being was affected (big time) because I just had a boost of confidence and my adrenaline just skyrocketed to the moon. I was so excited that I scored on a NBA player because Steven Adams is very tall, he stands at about 7’0’. It affected
It was a great experience to stand next a New Zealander who has made it to the big league in a sport that I love. Going to this affected my social well being because I had made a friend that also comes from Hawke’s Bay. He was waiting for his friends but they had not shown up, so he hung out with me. It affected my social well being because I had made a friend and he was easy to connect with as we shared the same interests. It also affected my mental well being because it made me feel more comfortable at the camp because he made it more enjoyable and I did not feel out of place because I had someone to talk to. I did not mind him hanging out with me as he was a very good basketball player, he stood around about 6’4 tall which kinda intimidated me. This affected my mental well being because I thought he was better than me and I am a very competitive person. So that affected my physical well being because I had to be better than him so ran faster and be better at the drills. Another thing that affected by well being was when Steven Adams was defending us in the key and I saw my mate drive up to him and got blocked so I went up and scored on Steven. My spiritual well being was affected (big time) because I just had a boost of confidence and my adrenaline just skyrocketed to the moon. I was so excited that I scored on a NBA player because Steven Adams is very tall, he stands at about 7’0’. It affected