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I Believe in the Importance of Perseverance
During my childhood years, I have always been fascinated about basketball. As I grew up and played basketball more and more, it became a clear to me that one day I dream to become a very good basketball player. The game of basketball has always fascinated me because the game is not as simple, “putting the ball in the hoop”, it requires skill and strategy in order to do so. In order to become that great player I strive to be, I need to put in time and effort. Through sheer practice and perseverance, I know that maybe one day, I can be as good as the pros playing basketball in the NBA.
When I was younger, the idea of perseverance was not as important to me as it is now. Each time I failed at a certain …show more content…

As I got more and more frustrated, I gave up and decided to call it a night. I called and waited for my sister to come and pick me up, within minutes we were home. My frustrations from practice slightly faded as I came to our apartment and saw my mother cooking one of my favorite filipino dishes, the aroma of that dish made my mouth watery and made me hungry. When I started eating, I also started watching videos from YouTube, whilst eating I watched basketball plays which later turned to player interviews. Almost done with my dish, I stumbled upon a motivational video that included Michael Jordan, the video consisted of a compilation of Jordan clips, highlights, and interviews. Paying close attention to what Jordan was saying during his interviews, I became more and more inspired to keep on practicing. One of the most memorable quotes by Jordan that he said in that video was, “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.” this quote has been my motivation each time i’ve failed to do something. After the video, I was eager to go and practice even more. From that day forth, I started to learn from my failures to make myself even better instead of giving

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