An Essay On Flick Webb's The Ex-Basketball Player

The ex-basketball player was a poem about a once great basketball player in high school named Flick Webb who had his life go downhill after graduating high school. He had a glorious life in high school because he was one of the best athletes in the area. Many still remember how good of a player he was in high school. Sadly his stardom is over. He should've focused on his grades and acquiring valuable skills and knowledge for his future. Getting an education is important and valuable. It's important to get an education because hobbies aren't going to benefit your future. Once high school ends, everything you learned during that time is what is going to benefit your future. Education is something that will benefit and help you achieve a successful

future more than a hobby.  
During high school he was at his greatest peak in life. He was one of the best basketball players in the area and everyone knew it. He was a star in high school because of basketball but basketball didn't help benefit his future. He didn't focus on his grades or getting his education. High school basketball is temporary but education is permanent. After high school his life went downhill. He became a gas  station attendant. He didn't go to college or gain valuable skills and knowledge that could've helped him in his life. He didn't help his future at all.  
Some players think that doing a high school sport will help them get into a college to play that sport but, it's always a good idea to have a backup plan and to have your education. It's better to be an athlete with an education instead of an athlete without an education. His lack of education got him nowhere in life. He finally came in touch with reality in a harsh way. He now realized that his high school sport didn’t benefit him in the long run. He never gained the knowledge or skills for a professional job. This would mean he's stuck as a gas station attendant for the rest of his life unless he went back to school.  
It's sad to see that Flick's life had gone downhill after high school. This actually happens to many high schoolers. They think their sport will overcome getting an education. Sadly, they face reality once high school ends. Flick could've done something amazing in his life. He could've gone to college and play basketball there if he really loved it. He gave up on his dream because if he would've worked hard he could've became a college basketball player. Working hard for something will help you achieve your goals.  
He should've saw the bigger picture.

If Flick would've attended college he could've still been playing basketball and at the same time getting an education for his future. The thought of playing college basketball should've made him work harder to achieve his goal. Many said he was an amazing athlete and its sad to see a talent be left wasted. Going to college would've gave him the best of both worlds. He could've played college basketball and become more recognized and at the same time getting an education that can benefit his future.  

He didn't think his actions through and it has led him to where he is now. His once glorious days has taken a turn and gone downhill. This poem had one line that became the reason for my interpretation. During the first line it said that Pearl avenue runs past the high school lot but suddenly stops off before getting a chance to go two blocks. This seems comparable to Flick's life. Flick didn't go anywhere past high school. In fact, his future was cut off because of his lack of education. He didn't have a chance to get an amazing future because he never went to college to gain skills for a professional

job.  
This poem had a sad theme going on. They compared his once glorious days to his sad current life now. This poem was showing how his life has gone downhill once high school ended. He was somethinig great in high school but, now all he does is pump gas and change tires. This is also the reason why I've said that his life has become sad because the poet is comparing his past glorious days to his sad current life as a gas station attendant.  
His future didn't get better after high school it just became depressing.

Flick was once admired for his talent but now is just looked at as a gas station attendant and nothing more. The value of education is more important than a hobby. Getting his college education could've helped him get a better job instead of working as a gas station attendant. Popularity as an athlete in high school doesn't help you in the future. Reality will hit and people will realize that being something amazing in high school wasn't going to help their future.  

Flick started out great but ended bad. His glorious popular days in high school stayed in high school. Those athletic accomplishments didn't move past high school. Playing basketball in high school didn't give him anything valuable for his future. He never learned any valuable skills or knowledge that could've helped him become something bigger in life instead of a gas station attendant. His choices and actions gave him this future and job. Reality had hit him right after high school and he most likely realized the importance of working hard and getting an

education. 
He could've worked hard for his dreams. If he would've went to college and played basketball there while being a student he would've always had his degree if basketball didn't work out after college. Getting an education is the best plan someone can have. If certain hobbies or talents don't work out you would still have a degree that can help ensure you for a successful future.