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My passion has always been basketball. Basketball motivates me to do better and to never give up. That's why I picked The song " Wings "by Macklemore is about basketball and how he never gave up and kept striving for his goal until he achieved what he wanted. This song relates to how I feel about basketball. Begin since I was 10 years old, I have been playing basketball. Always wanted to fly off the ground to touch the rim, but sadly I couldn't as Macklemore says, " I wanna fly ". I would practice almost every day, even when it was super cold outside. After a while I felt like I wasn't getting any closer flying. For some reason the love I have for this game, wouldn't allow me to give up. Years pass and that special day finally came. Just there staring at my challenge, that was waiting for me to overcome it. I took a few steps back and took off flying in the air, at this moment I was thinking to myself " Am I really going to grab it this time". It felt like I was going slow motion in the air, but finally I grip ahold at the rim and was just hanging there. …show more content…
Now that I could touch rim, this meant it was easier for me to grab rebounds and get many blocks in games. Getting blocks in a game is great feeling only basketball players will only understand. It's a feeling of excitement that explodes in us, that want us to play more aggressive. Whenever I'm in the sky going for a rebound or block , I get this feeling that I'm some sort of eagle because in the sky I feel like I'm spreading my wings to fly." Will I stand for change, or stay in my box. These Nikes help me define me, but I'm trying to take mine off ". For me, what you wear is what defines you as a player and allows others to see what kind of style you have. I always love getting new shoes when each new basketball season

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