Thursday, February 5, 2009

Playing Basketball is a Community

To begin "Playing Basketball is a community." People who playbasketball share a passion for the game, and everything that goes with it. You can usually tell by looking at person if they play basketball. They wear basketball shoes when just walking around, they prefer wearing shorts over any other type of pants, and follow every part of the culutre that goes with basketball, such as the NBA, College Basketball, and even the And 1 Streetball tour. However, there is no such thing as identical players or games. Each player plays the game with different skill sets and carry out those skills in different ways. Some play with great emotion, while others play with the attitude of a silent assassin or killer instinct but never say anything or show an emotion. Some have a great swagger or style to their game. It looks smooth an effortless when they play, while others may not look good doing it, but they get it done. Still with all these different types of players, they all still share the same passion for the game and competition because at the end of the game there will be winners and there will be losers. I am a part of this community. My first word was ball. As far back as I can remember I have love the game basketball and everything about it. While playing I even been known to get into some small scuffles with my best of friends, but only because they share the same love that I do.