Basketball has been the highlight of my highschool experience. I was eager to join the program freshman year of high school. I had a blast making new friends and looking forward to going to school because I loved basketball.
I tried out again sophomore year and made the JV team. I grew a strong love for basketball that every time I'd play, I'll instantly be in a good mood. I was the goofy one out of all my teammates and wasn't shy to have fun. The JV team had an instant bond because of my big personality making everyone comfortable to be themselves. It felt good to be needed and play a big role on the team. I had so much confidence going into every game having the mindset of winning, which we did back to back.
Since I was one of the star players, the varsity coach was mean and tough on me. He told me I would never be a good player if I was myself. He felt that I didn't take basketball seriously. Usually I wouldn’t listen to what he has to say but as he continued to make an effort into putting negative thoughts in my head, I started to believe him. …show more content…
Since I played such a major role on the team everyone depended on me to put up the points. My confidence began to decrease and I wanted to quit.
In the end, I decided to stay on the team and not give up. Even though this was a stressful situation for me, I wanted to deal with my problem face to face rather than running from it. Being myself is what made me successful at playing basketball so for the rest of the season that’s exactly what I did. Basketball taught me a lot including that not every game is going to be a win and not every game will be about winning but the effort and heart you put onto the court is what truly
I tried out again sophomore year and made the JV team. I grew a strong love for basketball that every time I'd play, I'll instantly be in a good mood. I was the goofy one out of all my teammates and wasn't shy to have fun. The JV team had an instant bond because of my big personality making everyone comfortable to be themselves. It felt good to be needed and play a big role on the team. I had so much confidence going into every game having the mindset of winning, which we did back to back.
Since I was one of the star players, the varsity coach was mean and tough on me. He told me I would never be a good player if I was myself. He felt that I didn't take basketball seriously. Usually I wouldn’t listen to what he has to say but as he continued to make an effort into putting negative thoughts in my head, I started to believe him. …show more content…
Since I played such a major role on the team everyone depended on me to put up the points. My confidence began to decrease and I wanted to quit.
In the end, I decided to stay on the team and not give up. Even though this was a stressful situation for me, I wanted to deal with my problem face to face rather than running from it. Being myself is what made me successful at playing basketball so for the rest of the season that’s exactly what I did. Basketball taught me a lot including that not every game is going to be a win and not every game will be about winning but the effort and heart you put onto the court is what truly