Personal Narrative: An Experience That Has Shaped Me

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Experience that has really shaped me Growing up poor, honestly forced me to grind hard for the rest of my life. I really got it out the mud ever since I was younger I was about 6-7 yrs. old living in Las Vegas Nevada walking to school on my own because my mom was too busy working her day job and at night she would go to the casino, which cause us to get evicted because her habits became an gambling addiction. So they four-closed our home, which caused us to be homeless and really at the time all me and my family had was ourselves. Which was me, my mother, and older brother Sean… we was the closest because of the experience my family and I end up staying with a family friend but close relative until my mother was able to get back on her …show more content…

Sometimes I went to sleep for dinner and it was terrible but yet helpful at the same time because of that literally hunger I thrive everyday towards my goals in life so I can put my family on top and make sure they straight, I was broke making sure people was straight so loyalty is my only trait. I had to grind to grind had a lot of money on my mind started looking for love it was hard for me to find , I promise if you my brother then I just want you to shine. After I put my neck on the line for somebody they still manage to stab me in the back or would not go to war off back like I would so I realized and told myself there is nobody in the world than should come before myself no longer because your “homies’ nowadays would set you up for a female or a couple of …show more content…

As of today I am ranked in 2 different states. I am published on ESPN along with many of other sports website, I am top 10 in all of Georgia in high school basketball as well with having my own highlight mix tape on beach city hoops. Also made the news paper countless time at one point even had my own article. A lot of coaches critics and sports analysis know my name and I am proud to say coming from where I came from I still am not satisfied I have a lot more to accomplish in life, but what really left me to believe I cant take my talents far and possibly overachieve my goals in life

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