It was one of the most awaited days by the basketball team of Xavier High school. It was the day of the District championship between my school, Xavier High school, and Doon International. The championship would serve as a stepping stone towards the state championship and to the title of " The Conquerors". I was confident that we would soon be holding the trophy in our hands and it wouldn 't be long before the crowd was chanting one name- my name. Gurneet! Gurneet! Gurneet!
I could hear my coach giving a pep talk to all the other members of the team, but I just sat in the corner ignoring every word- not out of disrespect or anything, but because it was always the same old talk, “Play as a team,” or “Winning or losing doesn 't really mean …show more content…
I was ready to take that trophy home. The ball was thrown in the air and the game had begun. The game was much like a roller coaster ride, the other team was extremely competitive and were always on our tail, but we always had the lead until the last minute, when our team had 22 and Doon International had 23. It was the typical situation. The tension was high, and by now the crowd had settled down and was on the edge of their seat biting their nails. And then came my moment, I was playing at the top of my game today and there was nothing that was going to stop me from shining through. The referee blew the whistle, and our team had the ball. We were moving swiftly on the court, and then the ball was passed to me. It was my moment. I kept my eyes ahead and slithered around the other team. I could feel the adrenaline rush as I reached the three pointer line, but I was blocked. Frustrated, I tried to move around but couldn 't. I looked over and there was my teammate right under the net, screaming at me to pass the ball. But I didn 't. I was not going to lose this moment. I somehow got through the human barrier that was blocking me and aimed. I could see the ball flying straight towards the hoop. And then it happened. I
I could hear my coach giving a pep talk to all the other members of the team, but I just sat in the corner ignoring every word- not out of disrespect or anything, but because it was always the same old talk, “Play as a team,” or “Winning or losing doesn 't really mean …show more content…
I was ready to take that trophy home. The ball was thrown in the air and the game had begun. The game was much like a roller coaster ride, the other team was extremely competitive and were always on our tail, but we always had the lead until the last minute, when our team had 22 and Doon International had 23. It was the typical situation. The tension was high, and by now the crowd had settled down and was on the edge of their seat biting their nails. And then came my moment, I was playing at the top of my game today and there was nothing that was going to stop me from shining through. The referee blew the whistle, and our team had the ball. We were moving swiftly on the court, and then the ball was passed to me. It was my moment. I kept my eyes ahead and slithered around the other team. I could feel the adrenaline rush as I reached the three pointer line, but I was blocked. Frustrated, I tried to move around but couldn 't. I looked over and there was my teammate right under the net, screaming at me to pass the ball. But I didn 't. I was not going to lose this moment. I somehow got through the human barrier that was blocking me and aimed. I could see the ball flying straight towards the hoop. And then it happened. I