You liked it from the get go. You were able to pick up a lot of tips and pointers that the coach told you right away because you're a very analytic thinker. You process the information given to you with a lot of brain power. Big brain, you call it.
But you didn't love it right away. I certainly helped pushed it along with that. We'd play Jr. NBA and eventually went on to play in CYBL and you're playing AAU with the Cobras now. I think I regret not letting you start AAU a little earlier, but I had asked you to earn your way in. AAU is very costly. It takes a lot of time and money. Either way, I think God guided your steps exactly how He saw fit. When you played with the Fireballs, you were more experienced than most of the other players on the team. Coach Phil asked you to run point. I was so excited for you. From that point on, I think, you were really hooked. You're such a timid and reserved boy, so this isn't the kind of sport you would naturally choose to go into. However, you were put in a position where you can think and process a lot of information to execute. That was a match made in heaven, literally. You would put in hours at the park with whoever showing up. Your buddies Zach, Larry, and Brandon along with a lot of other guys helped you. They are all very mature boys that allowed you space to do your things. You're young, but they know you're serious about playing basketball.
You certainly are not like a normal basketball player. You lack aggressiveness. When someone falls on the ground or about to be knocked over, you think about the person first. Instead of thinking about how that could translate to points. You also hate someone who's arrogant. That's not to say when you make a great play you don't get all giddy inside and get excited. You just contain those emotions within you very well. This made you different than a lot of the other players you meet. When your teammates are all whooping, yapping, and fooling around, you stand there with your frowning face without a word. I think you secretly judge them, as they do you.
No you're not like a basketball player at all. Everything from the inside of you to the outside. You're made differently. You are pretty strong but you have regular size legs and arms. You have your baby hands still, and your face reflects that of a typical Asian boy. In your downtime you read, and try to figure out rubix cubes. You're not really that tall, though you're not short, and your reaction time is quite slow. Your strength is in how you're unselfish and utilize that brain of yours to make terrific decisions on the court. And you are willing to work hard. You're willing to work three times as hard as others who are born with it so that you can get to your dream, and I had promised to help you chase that dream, no matter how impossible it seems.
I'm here to document that process. We're 6.5 years in already, so we'll start in the middle. You're an average-size 11 year-old Chinese American boy who's chasing a seemingly unattainable dream. I believe you can get as far as you want, with all those limitations, because I believe in hard work. Above all, you're chasing that dream with your God who's in control of all things. Your'e not alone. You'll never have to be.
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