The next year came and with it tryouts for the eighth grade team. Instead of sitting at home, allowing the previous year keep me from trying out or giving up on the sport that I love, I went to tryouts and played some of the best basketball that I had ever played. Eve

n the new eighth grade coach was surprised to see me at tryouts, knowing that I had been cut the previous year. I was confident that I had made the team and I did. I took being cut in seventh grade and used it as motivation and inspiration for eighth grade. Over the summer, I had worked on my overall game, developed a much better jump shot, and lifted harder in the weight room. Therefore, I bulked up and developed a more consistent game. This resulted in being the determining factor for me making the team in eighth grade.

As a result of this experience, I was able to meet and become great friends with my mentor, Todd M. Coach M. was my sixth and seventh grade physical education teacher and my Junior Varsity basketball coach at Westerville South High School. He has had an unbelievable influence on my life.

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