Sports in my life

Ever since I have been in the 8th grade, my life has revolved around sports. Before that, all of my brothers an I experimented with sports to see which one we liked best. We swam, played soccer, did gymnastics, we were lifeguards... Me and Sam even tried sailing for one summer. Personally, my favorite sport after basketball was gymnastics. I was extremely good at it an I loved it, but it came to a point where I had to choose between it and basketball and I chose basketball. It didn't take long for us to become a basketball family. My god parents (Ahmad's parents) new how time consuming this would become as we got older, but my parents had no idea. They never expected the countless hours they would spend in gyms, or the trips every weekend to and from games. When I got into high school o spent much more time with my teammates and in the gym than I did at home. After a while, my coach became like a "mom" and my teammates be I were all her daughters. I was scared to get in trouble or to get bad grades because of what my coach would do to me or what my coach would think much more so than my mom. I can't say that I would have my life any other way. Sports in my life, specifically basketball, has provided extreme enjoyment in my life. It has kept me in shape, developed relationships in my life, and it has taught me values in life like commitment, dedication, and hrs work. I am blessed to be a part of he Whitney young lady dolphins, and I am going to put my children in a position to be a part of a team.

Thankful for a classmate

During this thanksgiving season, I am thankful for my twin brother Sam. It is nice to have a sibling who is in the same class as you. You always know what is due in that class, and you can talk about stuff you thought was interesting in class at home. I'm not thankful for him just because he is a useful classmate, but I'm thankful for him cause he is a great natural best friend. I don't have favorites (between my brothers) but he is the brother I'm closest too because we are the closest in age and we have a lot in common. We used to tell people we had the same brain, and I still think that's true. We used to make Ahmad jealous because me and Sam were always on the same page, and it would take him a little longer to understand stuff. However, he always got a kick out of asking us the same question at separate times, but receiving the same answer from both of us. Sam is also a good best friend because he motivates me and i motivate him, especially in basketball. From the time when we were little we used to compete against each other and it helped us to get better. I remember when I was little I used to think about what it would be like if I had a twin sister instead of a twin brother. I remember thinking it would be a lot of fun because we could match our outfits, but that was the only reason. Now, I would never trade my twin brother for a twin sister. I can match my brother if I want to, and I think I would be a completely different if I had a sister. My brother has helped to shape who I am today, and I'm thankful for him as a classmate and a friend.