Why Basketball Is Important To Me
Trying to balance two things you love so much, and having to choose between them is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. I have been playing basketball since I was about six years old and I love the sport like I love my family. At my age it is hard to find a job I really love, not a career, but just a job I enjoy going to. In about May 2013 I was hired at a Nike factory store and I was very excited because Nike is one of my favorite brands ever. It came a time where I was not able to do both, play basketball and work. The money was so good and I needed, but basketball was my favorite sport and I was very passionate about playing. I decided I had to quit basketball. The decision I made to quit basketball was one of the
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My parents had me involved in many basketball camps and programs. The sport is like a stress reliever for me also, when I am overwhelmed about something I just take it all out on the court. If I was ever going to quit basketball I never thought it would be like this. Maybe because I got injured or was starting my career, never did I think it would be because I am working. When I was 14 and got my first job at Six Flags Great Adventures, the sneaker collection begun. I bout my first pair of LeBron’s and worn them to a Cleveland Cavilers game and was lucky enough to get them signed by LeBron James himself. That’s what got the ball rolling on my sneaker collection. Now that I work at Nike it is just a bonus because I get the sneakers and love what I do. Nike is not a career for me but at this time in my life it is an amazing job for me.
I talked to my friends and family about the decision but they were not much help. My parents told me to do whatever made me happy, but remember I like the finer things in life and I have to work for them. They were basically telling me “play basketball but we will not be supporting your sneaker collection” in an indirect way. Talking to my friends they said “play basketball because we miss going to your games”, but when it’s time to go out make sure you have money. Everyone was basically telling me to play basketball but keep in mind I need money for other things, but no one is trying to make the decision for
My parents had me involved in many basketball camps and programs. The sport is like a stress reliever for me also, when I am overwhelmed about something I just take it all out on the court. If I was ever going to quit basketball I never thought it would be like this. Maybe because I got injured or was starting my career, never did I think it would be because I am working. When I was 14 and got my first job at Six Flags Great Adventures, the sneaker collection begun. I bout my first pair of LeBron’s and worn them to a Cleveland Cavilers game and was lucky enough to get them signed by LeBron James himself. That’s what got the ball rolling on my sneaker collection. Now that I work at Nike it is just a bonus because I get the sneakers and love what I do. Nike is not a career for me but at this time in my life it is an amazing job for me.
I talked to my friends and family about the decision but they were not much help. My parents told me to do whatever made me happy, but remember I like the finer things in life and I have to work for them. They were basically telling me “play basketball but we will not be supporting your sneaker collection” in an indirect way. Talking to my friends they said “play basketball because we miss going to your games”, but when it’s time to go out make sure you have money. Everyone was basically telling me to play basketball but keep in mind I need money for other things, but no one is trying to make the decision for