Drive Chapter Analysis

In the book Drive: The Story of My Life, multiple parts were precise, but the part I was able to visualize the best is chapter 5. In this chapter, Larry explains how he was never really into basketball until his sophomore year. Growing up, he would play it with his brothers, but it was just something that he did on the side. His freshman year, he decided to try basketball. He enjoyed it, but he didn’t practice as hard as he could because he still wasn’t completely into it. The next year, he stepped it up a notch. He spent almost every spare moment practicing basketball. According to the text, the author states, “Remember that this is a small town and when you’ve got a coach, you’ve got a coach. Jim Jones was always around. He would
Him and his friend were constantly playing basketball--and their coach was constantly teaching them. Think about it: Larry would often spend half of his day practicing basketball. That’s why he was such a phenomenal player. In this section of the text, Larry provides numerous details to vividly describe his experiences playing basketball. By reading this, you can clearly tell that Larry loves this incredible sport, and was an extremely dedicated player. You can hear the passion in his words. Another section of the story that I can envision well is chapter 6. When Larry played basketball in high school, there was a kid named Beezer Carnes. Many other players of the team, including Larry, would get up at 6:00 in the morning to shoot free throws. Beezer liked to sleep in, and came to this early practice only a few times. On page 32, the author states, “Sure enough, we get into the finals of the regionals against Bedford. We’re up by six points with under two minutes to go in the game and they need the ball, so they start fouling Beezer, who actually wasn’t that bad at the line, averaging about 70 percent. So Beezer goes to the free throw line for a one-and-one. Miss. They come down and score. We get it in bounds and Beezer