Morgan Murray is a 23 year old girl with her entire life figured out. All of her childhood dreams have come true but it hasn’t always been this way, in fact it was a pretty rough road to success for her.
Let 's start at the beginning…
“And this is for you Morgan”, Morgan’s grandma said as she surrounded Morgan with the warmth of the blue and pink checkered blanket. This blanket, little did Morgan’s grandma know, would shape her into who she is today.
Morgan has always carried around her blanket which has been consider by her, her good luck charm. This blanket to her was as lucky as a four leaf clover or leprechauns or wishbones. They could solve all of her problems …show more content…
Most kids had this same dream but Morgan Murray was different. She didn’t just want this dream, she needed it. You could find her in a gym seven days a week working out. If she wasn’t at the gym, she was a the basketball working on her shot. She was determined to make her dreams come true. This determination most likely came from her family and friends. Her family and friends didn’t always support her, but doubt meant motivation for Morgan. She was cut from her basketball team, she was injured, and she got benched, but she never gave up. She wanted to prove everyone …show more content…
As she was heading out to the court, she went to grab her good luck charm and it wasn’t there. She looked everywhere and couldn’t find it. She skipped her game that day, and the day after that, and the day after that. She fell into a funk and ending up just quitting basketball as a whole. She could no longer do what she had dreamed about as a child. She didn’t want to hear the squeaky sneakers and the swish created from a perfect shot. She had lost herself and confidence all because of a missing piece of cloth.
*About a year later*
“Sweetie, come watch the basketball game with me like old times,” Morgan’s mom said filled with hope.
Morgan agreed and said “okay”, kind of annoyed but she thought why not.
They sat down on the black leather couch with the buttery popcorn and watched. Morgan sat silently and her mom screamed at the television as if it could hear her.
By halftime Morgan was also screaming at the screen and it was evident to her mom that her daughter had fallen in love with the game once again. The next day, Morgan’s mom woke up and saw Morgan outside working on her shot. She was back to played the game she loved. She decided to go back and start playing again. After a long and persuasive conversation, the college coach agreed to let her play next