Personal Narrative Essay: The Joy Of Dunking Basketball

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Dunking a basketball is the holy grail for most basketball players to achieve, but most people are unable to do so. People give hundreds of excuses as for why they are unable to achieve the task of dunking such as their height, weight, or athletic ability. The only true way to achieve this goal is through hard work and training. Today was my chance to overcome my lack of height, and finally dunk a basketball. Standing at a proud 5 feet and 11 inches tall, most wouldn’t expect me to be able to do this feat. The coach just called the end of practice and to avoid conditioning, five players were asked to dunk. To everyone’s relief, the first four players easily sailed through the air and dunked, but it wasn’t a surprise since everyone was easily …show more content…

Seeing the padding on the wall behind the hoop with the Trojan man only increased my nervousness. Then after reaching the paint I planted my left foot with authority and the other leg followed. As I threw my hands upwards to gain vertical momentum, I extended my legs with all the power my small body could muster up. Sailing through the air, I automatically switched the ball from both my hands to my dominant hand leaving my right hand to drag behind. With all the adrenaline in my body, as well as all the past experiences I have attempting to dunk, I knew that this was the highest I’ve ever jumped in my life. At the very peak of my jump, I threw the ball down as hard as I could towards the rim. With only inches to spare, I managed to keep the ball above the rim and and put the ball into the hoop. The feeling of satisfaction took over my emotions, as all the hard work and training into my legs finally paid off. Seconds later, I felt the first teammate to jump on my back. I would never have thought that I, the smallest kid on the basketball team, would be able to dunk without hitting a growth spurt or having a trampoline under me. Turns out, all I needed was to work

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