Personal Narrative: One Of The Best Team

It was a cold day in Fort Lee, and I was at the Jack Alter Community Center getting ready to play basketball. My team, the Hurricanes, was versing one of the best teams in the league. It was the fourth quarter and I was tired. We were down by five points with only 30 seconds left on the clock. “Boo!” The crowd was yelling at the referee in disappointment. I was fouled hard and went to the free throw line to shoot. By making both free throws, I put the game within two points. The other team brought up the ball and I got a steal. I quickly went to shoot a three pointer to win the game. “Clink.” The ball came off the back of the rim. Then I quickly woke up and realized that it was all a dream. I woke up and realized that it was Saturday, game day. I had one hour before the game began. I was exhilarated because the season was about to start again, but I was nervous because I didn’t know how well my team could play. I went outside and started to warm up. I kept talking to myself saying, “ You are going to be the best player on the court.” After getting a few …show more content…
Then I heard the crisp whistle, which signaled the tip off. My team had won the tip ,and they started to bring up the ball. As the ball landed in my hand, I felt the butterflies in my stomach. However, as I shot the ball, all my jitters disappeared. The ball went through the basket. After this shot, I thought I would have the best first game of my life, but I started to miss most of my shots.
The game started to move very quickly. It felt as if I was only playing for a minute, but there was only one quarter left. During this time, I felt fatigued and my coach decided to put me on the bench. I got to relax, but when I saw the scoreboard, my team was losing by 10 points with 2 minutes left on the clock. If I had just scored some more points, my team would not be losing by 10 points. I then said, “Put me in coach. I am going to win this one for the