Regionals
Today is a really big day. Today is my regional semifinals game. I am so nervous, 
anxious, excited. Basically any emotion you would have before a game I’m having. This is the farthest I have ever been in the tournament so this is all new for me. To build on my nerves I heard that a lot of people from my school are finally going to come to a game which is amazing but makes me even more nervous because now I’m going to feel pressured to play really really good. I don’t want this to be our last game because this is the closest I have ever been with my team. We are all basically best friends practically family and I don’t want that all to end today. I’m not ready to give that up yet. I’m not ready to play my last game with the seniors. I’m not ready to say goodbye to everyone. I know every team says that they are good and they think they could make it to state and most of them suck, but I truly believe that for my team. We have such a solid and strong team. I genuinely believe we could do this and could go far. I really think this could be our year. Right now we are 22-3. Two games from the state tournament. Three games from the state finals. So fingers crossed. GO COUGS!!!!
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October 27 is my favorite day of the year. Why? One reason, it is the start of the school basketball season!! I love it so much . Yeah, it isn’t fun to run all the sprints,suicides, or ladders. But what is fun is all the memories and stories you are going to create. Or becoming close with people you have never talked to before. From all the bus rides listening to music and screaming lyrics with your friends. To going into overtime and feeling the adrenaline and intensity course through you more and more. Or for the simple fact of 15 kids who weren’t close at all before now becoming a family and creating a special bond. It’s one of the best feelings that you can’t describe. And there may be times you want to quit or give up but all of it is worth it. It’s worth waking up at 6 in the morning for those morning workouts. It’s worth your whole body being sore and unable to move because of how hard you were pushed the day before. It’s worth it.
I transferred to KR my freshmen year. At first, I didn’t want to come. I hated the idea of being here and leaving my old friends behind. I thought it was going to be the end of the world. That I would never make friends here or fit in. Before I moved I always would hear the rumors about this school. About how everyone here is stuck up and how they’ll smile to your face but won’t hesitate to stab you in the back. So when I did get here I didn’t really talk to anyone because I heard all the stories so I didn’t even want to give this school or the people in it a chance. I’m glad I did though. Around the start of October freshmen I started getting used to this school, and honestly, it wasn’t any different than my old one. I’ve been here for three years now and honestly, I can say I’m glad I came here. Sure there has been drama and some teachers have annoyed me but truly I do like this school. The friends that I have made have helped me through so much in my life and I’m so grateful for them.
My friends always ask me why I play. Why do I give up my summers, weekends, or any free time I have to just shoot a ball through a hoop. They always tell me it is just a sport it isn’t everything. But to me it is. I started playing when I was 5 years old and ever since then I’ve been in love with it. It is so much more than a sport. The game of basketball has taught me to always stay humble and grounded. It has taught me that you have to work for what you want because nothing is handed to you. Because of basketball, I am a stronger person. Not just physically but mentally also. Yes, the game does deal with some physicality, but the main part of it is mental. It has tested my limits and broken them. It has pushed me to where I thought I couldn’t go any further or where at times I wanted to quit, but somehow I went further and never quit. Because of the game of basketball I have gotten the opportunity to travel the country and see new places, creating amazing memories with amazing people, it has given me some of my best friends, and finally, because of the game, I am going to get my college tuition completely paid for. So when they ask me why I play it isn’t because of all the recognition I get and it’s not about the games I won. It’s about the experiences I have made and the opportunities I have received and will be getting from it. Because at the end of the day we are not going to remember the wins or the loses but we are going to remember the relationships we have created.
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