Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Revised Diagnostic Essay


Basketball Season

Hard work, dedication, devotion, commitment, these are just something of the lingering feelings that come when the first few days of basketball preparation begin. These are the core values that are consistent with the atmospheric pressure that go along with increasing strength, speed, agility, and an all out thirst to be called the best. Basketball season one of the most intense, stressful, grueling, yet most satisfying times of the year, packed with thrills of emotions during off season workouts to prepare for a season packed with anxiety, excitement, and disappointments. The aspirations and euphoric bliss to be crowned champion is the ultimate goal. This type of atmosphere is not for the faint of heart and never will be. This is the introduction to a world of champions to be donned, best of the best and known as prime. The emotional rollercoaster ride that you are about to experience is most notably known as a Basketball Season. But for anyone experiencing the thrill of this long schedule that extends year round it will mold anyone into a bionic Ironman through all of the preparation. Basketball season is definitely one of those amazing events that happen to take place that really would take involvement to appreciate and is the type of thing that a person should enjoy at least one time in their life time.

Hello, My Name is John Patrick and over the past couple of years I’ve been experiencing a fair amount of excitement in the ups and downs that are associated with the basketball culture. I typically do not speak about events that happen all the time, however since I have to share my insights in a Narrative I thought I would share in my knowledge on the secret culture that comes with the territory. In basketball there are many immediate emotions that are obtained throughout the process, disappointment, patience, anger, excitement, and thrill. However there is not an extreme amount of gratification from these emotions unless you have been submerged into it, placed right into the thick of things. This way the amount of work you have placed in is successfully obtained and a wonderful display when it is all said and done.

For Instance my sister Tracey is also a basketball player. She has recently experienced an outstanding basketball season with her team. Even though she is in her last year of the middle school she rode the bench a great deal of the year. As a brother it is definitely not the easiest thing to see your sibling not excel and definitely tougher when it is your younger sister. However, I knew that that was what was best for her, she needed time to marinate in the sport and that is apart of the territory of the game. The maturity does not come over not, but the feeling that she exonerated from making the team and the exuberance she displayed at practice was all that anyone needed to see to know that she has conquered a hurdle many have a trouble apprehending. And that is basically how basketball is, maturing at your own speed and enjoying the spectacle of if all the same. We all have to wait mature into the player that you want to be.

To make a long story short, Basketball is an intricately woven and very beautiful machine when you are able to lubricate the right portions to allow it ride smoothly. When you experience an intense combination of workouts it shapes and molds an amazing and unique individual with an amazing deal of confidence, and skill for the benefit of the team survival throughout a season. This experience is a once in a lifetime type of feeling and would send anyone into ups and downs who is expecting to achieve the best in every thing. However, it is not just the game that makes basketball season what it is, it is the culture lifestyle and most importantly the maturity that comes with it that makes it one of the best experiences that you could enjoy in this lifetime.



1 comment:

  1. I'm not sure I've ever seen BB written about poetically before. Nice.

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