I LOVE THIS GAME

Basketball: the most popular sport in our country today. Every time I travel or go to different places in our country, the Philippines, one common infrastructure that is never absent in every town besides the church of Inglesia ni Kristo is the basketball court. This only shows the evidence that this sport knows no mountain could not be reach. People of different ages know how to play this sport. Kids with ages 3 years and above already know a few rules and even babies who are still months old are already being taught by their fathers. Teenagers and adults are mostly playing this sport. This is because they have stronger stamina compared to younger or aged persons.

Here are a lot of reasons why people love this sport. Based on my experiences, here are some good reasons why people love playing basketball.

First, it is because the moment the ball gets into the hole of the ring, the feeling you can get is unexplainable. It is very fulfilling to score a basket in a game. It improves your self-esteem. It earns you respect from the other players and you can be famous for making spectacular or “crazy” shots in the game. The more baskets or scores you make, the better man you are in the court. When you can hear the sound of the net splashing when the ball gets in the ring, you would be eager to score another basket again because it just really feels good to hear that sound.

Another reason is that you will learn the value of teamwork because no single person could split 5 defenders and score a basket. Everyone must do his or her role to set a play to attack the opponents’ ring and win a game.

You can also gain many friends especially during tournaments. For other people, there are millions of reasons why they love basketball. Maybe it’s the ball that they love to dribble or the jersey they like to wear that made them addicted to basketball.

When I am bored in our house, I just get my ball and dribble it. I love to do fancy dribbles. We have a small ring outside our house and every time I am not in the mood or I am angry, I just dunk the ball into the ring and after a few minutes, I feel much better and at peace. The ball is like an outlet of my emotions. I can express my anger in the ball and it keeps me healthy. I even have a small ring attached in the wall of my bedroom in front of my bed. If I am bored at night and I can’t go to sleep, I just lay down in my bed and shoot a small ball in the ring.

I love collecting basketballs and as of now, I have 5 official size and 2 junior size balls. I want to have millions of basketballs someday. I also love watching NBA and my favorite player is Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat because he is very good in making fancy shots and very versatile which means he can play at any positions.

I also join in basketball leagues sponsored by the SKs. I have already joined 3 times but my team never became champions. It doesn’t matter anyway because what matters is that I am enjoying playing basketball.

What has been my outlet of emotions yesterday has become my passion today. Basketball has become my passion and I will play it as long as I still can.