Something That Many People Don't Know About Me

Something that a lot of people do not know about me is that I like fishing. Fishing is something that I have done since I was a little kid and I have always loved it. As a small child, my dad constantly took me, my brother and sister fishing at a bunch of different places. One memory that I have from going fishing with my dad is him always playing his music really loud on the way there. Also, he used to take us to the same place a lot and there is a really big hill leading to it. Every time we drove over the hill he would drive really fast to try to jump it. My brother, sister and I got a rush from that every time. Fishing is something that I has been passed down to me from my dad and I plan to pass it down to my children on day in the future. There is just something about catching a fish the intrigues me. I love the adrenalin rush I get and the feeling of accomplishment when I catch a big fish. When I first started fishing without the presence of my dad I always had a friend or my brother with me. I loved going fishing with my friends, especially the ones that actually liked it. Some of my friends just went because they didn't have anything else to do and they always got bored really quick. Then they just started throwing rocks in the water. That was something that annoyed me every time. As I got older and better at fishing me and my brother began catching fish so we could take them home and eat them. We would consistently bring home fish even if we already had some still at home in the refrigerator and I even learned how to gut and clean them. I hated gutting and cleaning fish so I am glad that my brother is better at it and does it most of the time. The main reason why I love fishing is because it teaches patience. Patience is a key characteristic to have to really like fishing. Waiting a long time to catch a fish only makes you feel that much better when you finally land a fish. Some days we will go out and not even catch a fish or get a bite. But that does not make me stop. I try again the next day or another day. My dad always told me, there is always tomorrow.

How Football Played a Part in my Life

In this blog I am going to tell you all about my experience playing football and my feelings about the sport. First of all, I played football all my life up until I got into high school. I always loved football as a little kid. My favorite years of playing would probably have to be when is was in about third or fourth grade. At that time I was the quarterback on my team. My dad was also the coach. He was not the head coach like he was on many of my basketball teams. He actually wasn't even the offensive coach, so he barely even coached me in football because he always with the defense. A lot of people do not believe me when I tell them I used to be a quarterback because I really do not look like one. To tell the truth, I always had trouble seeing over the offensive line because I was so short. When I was in the fifth grade I changed positions to receiver. I think I liked being a receiver a lot better than quarterback. At least it was a whole lot easier. Throughout my entire career playing football I sadly only scored one touchdown and it was when I was in sixth grade. I don't remember who we were playing but our starting quarterback got hurt and I was the only back up. I went in and at one point it was third down and we need one yard to get a first down. We ran a quarterback sneak right up the middle. I did one spin move and saw nothing but open field in front of me and ran about fifty yards for the touchdown. That was a really exciting feeling when I got into the end zone for the first and only time.

When I got to middle school I played a lot in seventh grade but we did not have a good season. It was a really fun coach and we always had fun but we only won one game. In eighth grade my playing time decreased and I really began to like basketball a lot better than football. And finally, when I got to high school my love for football was gone and I completely focused on basketball. Football for the most part, taught me a lot about toughness, team work, and hard work and I will always remember the friendships and memories made while playing football.

College Life For Me

While I was in high school I was not like many of my other friends and fellow classmates. Many of them hated high school and could not wait to leave and go to college. I was one of those people that liked high school and the people that were there. I thinks playing basketball at my high school really made me like my school even more. The love and support I got at my games was great. I loved my high school and didn't want to leave but I knew I was ready for the college life.

The college life is something that I appreciate a lot. I am loving the college life to tell you the truth. I thought that it would be a little bit hard living on my own. But luckily I didn't have to jump into college alone. I come here to Muskingum with two friends that I knew and went to school with. One of them plays football and I have known him since about the fifth grade. The other one plays baseball and I have known him since seventh grade but he transferred to a different high school after our freshman year. got really lucky and got a triple in Patton Hall. I don't think I will find any dorm room nicer than the one that I am staying in right now. I is perfect. We  wish we could stay in the same room next year but it is on an all freshman floor. The thing that I love about college is the timing of classes. I love having breaks in between some classes and on some days I only have one or two classes. Personally, I think this makes each week go by a lot faster. It took a little while to get used to my schedule and I was even late to one of my first classes because I went to the wrong building. The floor that I live on is full of really cool and outgoing people and they are all easy to get along with. I know some people that are not getting along with their roommates. So I am very glad that I have roommates that I already knew and were friends with. I have made a lot of new friends in the first semester of college. This was pretty easy to do since I play basketball here at Muskingum. I have built friendships with everyone on the team. To say the least, the college life is definitely the life for me.

My Love of Basketball

Basketball has been one of the most important things in my entire life. It is hard for me to tell you exactly when I started playing basketball. But I can tell you that I have been playing for as long as I can remember. Playing the game of basketball has taught me so much. Every team that I have been on has had a big impact on my life. I have made so many friend through basketball it is amazing. All of the people that I have played with will always be a part of my memories. I grew up right next door to my best friend and high school teammate. There is a brotherhood on every team that I play on. That is one of the reason why I play the game. I love the relationship and chemistry that is created on every team that I play on. There are some people that I call brothers and the friendship that I have with them is something that will last a lifetime. There are a lot of people that do not appreciate the brotherhood that is formed by a team. Those are the people that do not benefit the team in a positive way.
The game of basketball was really passed down to me from my father. My father was a basketball fanatic. He really loved the game, but I don't think he loved it as much as I do. He was the one that pushed me every day to get better. I always thank my dad for giving me the opportunity to do what I love at every level. He is definitely the reason why I play basketball. My dad even put a small basketball hoop in the basement when I was a little kid. He even eventually had a basketball court made on the side of our house. I will never forget the day that that court was built, I sat in the grass as the cement truck poured cement on the ground. I was so fascinated. My motivation to play basketball has been and always been to make my dad proud. Playing basketball in college has been my dream for a very long time. It may have also been my dad's dream too because he did so much to give me the opportunity. Now that I am playing college basketball my father could not be any more proud of me.