Andre's Life Story

This is a story about the greatest basketball player of all time. His name is Andre and he was the first basketball player to score fifty points in one game. Throughout this story, this represents a person with the passion to never give up. Even in the toughest of times, Andre pushed through it, and found his way out of stress, by doing what he enjoyed the most.

Andre was born on October 14, 1926 in a small neighborhood in New York. Andre’s mom and dad took great care of him until his dad left before he was one years old. Andre and his mom lived on the edge of poverty for the first two years. His mom made money by selling the crops that she grew in her backyard. When Andre turned 6 years old, his mom sent him to school. Andre was the only kid in the whole school …show more content…
The crowd went wild and stormed the court to congratulate Andre on his game winning three point shot. After the game, a man in a suit walked up to Andre and introduced himself. His name was John Walker and he invited him to play for the New York Dolphins. Andre accepted the offer and went to go tell his mom. When he told his mom the news, she had some good news as well. Andre’s mom had gotten a job as a gardener. They both congratulated each other and went back home. The next morning Andre got ready for his first day at New York High. His first day at New York High was a lot better than his first day of elementary school. All of his classmates had already heard of him and they were glad that he was playing for their school. Andre played at his finest at New York High and he got really good at shooting three pointers. At this point, Andre was being featured in the newspaper, and even on the local television. Unlike his middle school, and elementary school, New York High has their own high quality basketball court. When Andre found out about this, he realized that he needed to spend a lot of time working in class because when study