The game of basketball brings me so much joy. I’ve been playing since I was old enough to compete in a local rec league. Every part of the game is fun to me, the good and the bad. I love staying in the gym late nights after a poor performance to get better. The grind to me is one of the most exciting parts. Getting better and outworking my competition is a great feeling. I always look for ways to get better by studying my game and the game of others. The game of basketball itself helps me a lot on the mental level too. It relieves my stress and clears my head, something that not many other things do for me. Basketball has also taught me valuable life lessons through my coaches and teammates. The joy and the impact that basketball has had on me cannot be matched and I aspire to continue my career in college