Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Our Game

In Our Game Team Comes First
“They don’t give points for rebounds, assists, solid picks, defensive stops, taking a charge, or diving for loose balls. But you can’t score points – or win games – without them.”



It’s a common misconception to assume points are what win games or makes you a good player. I mean sure it helps, but what is overlooked most times is how the play is broken down in order to score. Let’s say I’m trying to uncover my personal best kept skill for basketball. In order to score the picks, screens, and passes are what helps get you open for the opportunity to score. The fundamentals, like saying you must learn to walk before you can run. All these terms – also referred to as “little things” lead to winning. To achieve my personal best in anything I set my mind to I must first master the basic fundamentals. Baby steps. Looking back on your progress you’ll see how much everything takes its toll. You’ll realize how worthwhile everything really is.

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Personal Best

In our approach to every aspect of our game, we commit to always play with passion, because every contest matters.”


This quote had to relate to my essential question, “what is my personal best?” because it tells me something about how I live. I’m using the term, “game,” loosely when I talk about my game, which could be applied to every aspect in life. Every event in life I strive to be the best at. I play the way I want to play to achieve our highest. Honestly, I'm here to win it and obtain my victory. If I don’t succeed at first then I'll commit myself to try harder and practice so I can accomplish my goals. Nothing goes overlooked, everything I compete in matters to me, to people (my audience) and to my opponents in life. Whether it’s a person or a clockI'm still competing or else there would be no contest.

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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

I Know ...

Aspects of Life

It’s these moments I’m aware of an outside,
I know my surroundings seem to lead above suspicion,
It’s wondering outside the circle which is a dangerous place.
I don’t know if I can trust the world.

It’s these moments when I feel I’ve made the hall of fame,
I know my glory lasts for the glimpse you take of me.
It’s my triumph over this new found respect that has me in the clouds.
I don’t know if I’ll beat what competition the world offers me.

It’s these moments I feel like running that encourages my self-being.
I know I’m critiqued every chance someone can evaluate me.
It’s the chance I take, the opportunity I’m given to prove who I can be.
I don’t know if I can make words the world promotes from my mouth a reality.

It’s these moments when I achieve a goal no one said I could reach.
I know if I give my heart to my head I’ll make someone out of this life I was given.
It’s my ability to train myself to the next level that has me still breathing.
I don’t know when my breath to the world will be its last.

It’s these moments when past meets me in a vision.
I know it’s the future I must envision to make previous times a superstition.
It’s a new found confidence to evacuate negativity from optimism.
I don’t know if the world will allow me to sustain this state of mind.

It’s these moments I feel mislead even though I’m found that has me troubled.
I know I’m expected to come up with rhymes from another passion.
It’s giving my soul a chance to express thoughts through words without crashing.
I don’t know if I can handle this god-given pressure the world puts up on my shoulders.

It’s these moments I open my eyes for the final blow before I’m down for the count.
I know for that last second I was conscious what was coming for me.
It’s fortunate I venture into the ring again and again to await my last opportunity.
I don’t know if I can withstand one more blow the world hurls towards my desire to be number one.

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The Gift

Trying To Find Mines This video helped me realize all the possible things we can do in this life. Even though we may set our mind on one thing to help us become good at it, there's still a whole other world out there just waiting to be discovered. It's optimistic and that's what makes this video so inspiring. Even if our life may be facing its hardest times we have to take in the pain and look for a solution. "If you want something go get it," these two rappers Lyricks and Manifest send this message directly to all their listeners out there who want to be something. Their main point was at then end of the song they say, "...we've all been given talents, we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours and use it to glorify him, use it to encourage someone and make someone smile." This relates to my personal question, what is my personal best because it tells me how lucky I am to be given my own "gift." It only depends on how I use it which is the important thing. I have that choice of whether or not I want to develop that "gift" and share it to the world to help make it a better place. When I sayI want to discover my personal best, I'm referring to not just one subject, but to all the subjects possible in this world. Looking back at the last quote especially the line, "...we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours ..." it makes me wonder how do I even find what I could be good at. It's true that if I don't try everything I wouldn't I know if I'm good or not. This song in a less demanding way asks us and poses the question if we, as humans are obligated to find that "gift" God has consoled within us.

Just Like Me

This man, Allen Iverson, inspires me to keep trying to become who I want to be. He inspires me to try and continue to work and strive to make something out of what I've been born with. You work all your life with the attitude to be something better. To make a difference in this world that we live in. To turn peoples heads and just be unique, someone people want to be. If I want to achieve my personal best and discover my true potential I'm thinking I have to live by this attitude. He says in the video,"...by the end of my career I want to look myself in the mirror and know I did it my way." Which is exactly how I feel. I'm satisfied with who I am as a person. I don't want to be someone I'm not. That's why this world is so unique. It's filled with an array of different types of people. Allen also said another statement, "Always play with my heart. Always play like it's my last." which informs me he's someone who gives it his all with his imense passion and heart. When he says, "heart" he's talking about the will power to want something. That desire to obtain anything if it's a reputation or of an object. If I'm planning to reach my personal best I have to want whatever it is that bad. Whatever I've decided to head for in life I've got to never give up on it. Strive for it until I die.