What Does Basketball Mean To Me
I believe drugs can kill, but basketball will save me.
I am a young adult, a teenager, a young man who has witnessed close family members deceased due to the presence of drugs. As I witness this, the game of basketball keeps me safe.
I was born into a family, a loving caring family, one who did not think they were doing anything wrong because it was not around me. Soon enough I came to realize they would no longer be around me.
I saw some do it as I grew older, they said it makes them feel better and I saw them act different so it did not appeal to me. What did appeal to me was the game of basketball.
I started playing basketball at the age of 4 in leagues and circuits. The game was fascinating and still is to this day, as of now I play …show more content…
They trust me with my car and my friends and they do not have a reason not to. The greatest thing as a young adult, is having parents who respect and trust you like a young adult. Although some may think that it is not safe, they know my love for the game is too deep to give it up for one night of fun.
All the money and time invested into basketball. All the games that came down to the last second and the team gave ME the ball to score. All the people that have been met in the journey and the fantastic teammates/coaches that have been apart of the ride. I will not disappoint them and throw it away for one fun night. All the hard times in the gym where sweat would get into my eyes, or the times that I couldn’t breathe because the gym was dusty, or even the times that coach would say “on the baseline” and we would do sprints, I still love basketball dearly.
I do not want to do drugs, nor be near them. They are addicting and will kill you, as I have seen. Some “friends” do drugs and I see them consistently going back. The consequences are too much to bear if I were to be caught with them anyway. The first effect of getting caught would be getting kicked off the basketball team and this would be devastating. Another big effect of getting caught is, oh yeah, my
I am a young adult, a teenager, a young man who has witnessed close family members deceased due to the presence of drugs. As I witness this, the game of basketball keeps me safe.
I was born into a family, a loving caring family, one who did not think they were doing anything wrong because it was not around me. Soon enough I came to realize they would no longer be around me.
I saw some do it as I grew older, they said it makes them feel better and I saw them act different so it did not appeal to me. What did appeal to me was the game of basketball.
I started playing basketball at the age of 4 in leagues and circuits. The game was fascinating and still is to this day, as of now I play …show more content…
They trust me with my car and my friends and they do not have a reason not to. The greatest thing as a young adult, is having parents who respect and trust you like a young adult. Although some may think that it is not safe, they know my love for the game is too deep to give it up for one night of fun.
All the money and time invested into basketball. All the games that came down to the last second and the team gave ME the ball to score. All the people that have been met in the journey and the fantastic teammates/coaches that have been apart of the ride. I will not disappoint them and throw it away for one fun night. All the hard times in the gym where sweat would get into my eyes, or the times that I couldn’t breathe because the gym was dusty, or even the times that coach would say “on the baseline” and we would do sprints, I still love basketball dearly.
I do not want to do drugs, nor be near them. They are addicting and will kill you, as I have seen. Some “friends” do drugs and I see them consistently going back. The consequences are too much to bear if I were to be caught with them anyway. The first effect of getting caught would be getting kicked off the basketball team and this would be devastating. Another big effect of getting caught is, oh yeah, my