Basketball's Greatest Failure

In life, everyone will fail at something. Failure is defined as lack of success, or the inablitity to meet a goal. Failing, however, is not giving up. Failing is motivation to push yourself to your max potential. Winston Churchill once said “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” This quote has been the backbone to my drive and passion in playing basketball. My passion for basketball began in the 7th grade. My middle school was having tryouts for our schools team and I had grown up shooting in my driveway almost everyday. Practicing for the chance of being a Bronco basketball player (Our schools mascot). Coach had set up tryouts for two days. The first being a open tryout, and the second the final people he wanted to choose from. In short, I did not make it past the first day. The coach didn't see the potential in me. I was hurt but inside I knew that I would push myself and make the team the next year.
I had spent much more time practing and conditioning myself in order to make it. I ended up playing Junior Varsity for the middle school, playing only a few minutes a game, as an 8th grader. To me, this drove me more then not making the team. I was embarresed and could've been considered the worst on my team. After the season, coach had announced the Sam Houston High School coach would be having a tryout for the high school team. I figured I had nothing to lose and came to the tryout not prepared, messing around, but still somehow managed to make the team. I was shocked but full of