Before the Game

In eighth grade, I managed to tear the labrum in my left shoulder by diving for a ball and jamming the shoulder while landing. Sadly, I had to switch over to golf, but I have never lost my passion for the game. I love baseball because of the history, the statistics, and the memories the game provides me. History is part of the reason why baseball is so special. I can look back at my favorite team, the San Francisco Giants, and see how the team did all the way back in the late 1800’s. In fact…

until they had nothing left, especially me. I wanted to show everyone everyday what I was made of and what I had to show for it. Southwest Little League baseball field had such a nice field that it had felt like second home when it came to All Star games. I was so nervous that sweating so much it was like I was a cold glass of water sitting outside on a hot summer day. But, all past was forgotten and new memories are going to be made today, I had told myself. Tonight, get a win. The score was…

which is basketball. An example of this is “Basketball is my thing. I can hoop. Case closed… You can take my game to the bank and wait around for the interest. With me it’s not like playing a game, it’s like the only time I’m being for real.”(Myers 1). He believe that this is his element and it keeps him busy and out trouble unlike every other teenager around where he lives. As I have said before Slam has a true passion for basketball. On top of his passion for basketball Slam lives in a…

basketball team. I had worked during the off season to show the coaches that I was willing to put in the work needed to make the team. Try outs had finally come, such a surprise that brand new faces had shown up for this day, while a few were with me weeks before this day grinding it out. With no surprise these people had not made the team. I was part of the basketball team and this gave me the boost of…

“This kid is gonna be the best”, “The greatest ever to play the game”, “He WILL be one of the best”, “He will be drafted first overall” “The world of basketball is shocked that Cleveland won the first overall draft pick.” “He put up more points than Lebron and Kobe combined in college.” “With the first pick in the 2022 draft the Cleveland Cavaliers pick Jamoni Jones out of the University of Kentucky” Jamoni Jones walks to the stage and receives his jersey. His mother tears up and hugs his…

were playing basketball together. We let her in the game just to be nice. “I’ve made a team before but i got kicked off because I was too violent.”, my friends and I looked back and forth at each other “Yeah I ushed people a lot.”, Janine Says. My eyes got as wide as saucers when she said that. The game start and hurricane Janine starts brewing. Her first strike was at tip off, she pushes our team mate over onto the floor with a thud. The game is tied 10-10 and i have the ball. With a smile as…

team worked for a dismal record of 5-5, which at Patrick Henry results in a failure. Historically known as a football powerhouse, Patrick Henry teams before us won eight straight Northwest Ohio Athletic League championships from 2002 through 2009. Now as juniors, we knew that we could and had to do better for our senior year. Although we play the same game of football, a year can make multiple differences and teach life lessons. The biggest adjustment a team can make in one year involves…

offer. As spring approached my skills had increased and continued to increase as my work ethnic improved. The season of club soccer came to an end and high school soccer started again. I tried out for the Junior Varsity Team like the year before. Unlike the year before the head coach of the varsity team had me come to the varsity practices. Because of my failures, I pushed myself to strive for better and I made myself a better player and created a better work…

internet and video game addictions as well. These next few paragraphs are based off of an interview with one of my roommates who had been addicted to video games in the past. After getting to know my roommate better throughout this last year or so that I have known him, I have come to realize that we have many things in common with video games being one of them. We both have come to the conclusion that we have been, at least in some point in the past, addicted to video games. The story of how…

athletics. And before my senior football season, I had never thought much about. I had never had any major injuries that required me to miss anytime longer than a few practices. But that all changed on a third down one friday night. It was my senior year of high school, my last shot to play high school football. I had gone through all of the pre season practices, lifting workouts, and the speed and agility workouts. And I had put in more work than I ever have. We played our first three games…