dailyinspiration

Basketball has always been my favorite sport to play and watch. Growing up as a kid, we could not afford a basketball hoop to play on, and going to the park to play was a challenge in itself, we would have to deal with the older guys, bullying, picking fights because we were from another neighborhood, gangs would overtake the courts, it was deflating at times. And then one day our mother bought us the next door neighbor hoop for $30 bucks and that was one of the best days of our lives, we would play on it all day into the night, not coming in for dinner until we so fatigued, then I would say” okay little brother, we need to get in the house so we can eat dinner, do homework, and catch some cartoons before bed”. We didn’t have a favorite team, we just loved the sport as a whole. I still love the sport, it as we got older, our own families, work, etc, it kind of took a back seat, but at the tinder age of 44, I take my daughter outside and put up a couple of shots with her to let her know I can still play, maybe not for long, but I can still put the ball in the basket.