I Want To Pursue A Basketball Degree

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I became very interested in playing basketball over the past couple of years. It initially started in the fifth grade. Back then, I was completely new to the sport so I had a lot to learn. I practiced as much as I could but it just wasn’t enough to make the cut. Even though I didn't make the team at first, I continued to practice with the team and play harder so that my coach would notice me. And he did,that same week he offered me a position on the team as a center, being that I was pretty tall. I then went on playing basketball for two more years for my school's team until my privileges of playing basketball were stripped from me, for neglecting my duties of maintaining my good grades . This put me in a slump because I was unable to play basketball for about two years which in turn decreased my skill level that I had previously worked hard to achieve. I refused to let it hold me back from achieving my goal to play college basketball. My tenth grade, I tried out for my school's basketball team and I made the cuts on the account that my grades were good and that I never missed a practice. It was indeed difficult for me especially because I wasn't skilled, to point where I had not score one …show more content…

You see, if I plan to go pro in basketball I'll have to train like the professionals. I’ll have to put myself out of my comfort zone, ridding myself of the idea that losing is OK. I’ll have to exercise very aggressively and rigorously.I’ll have to train practically every day for countless hours, mastering the techniques to the sport until they become second nature.My skills must be constantly improving, never staying stagnant I’ll have to change up my eating habits,making my food choices more lean and beneficial to my health on a long term scale. I’ll have to cut out all unnecessary sugars and starches which overtime slows down the body. This may seem that my life will become boring and monotonous, but that is just a matter of

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