I’ll never forget how valuable, approved, and confident that made me feel. By any measure, I didn’t deserve to be chosen, but for some reason he chose me. You don’t even know if he can play.” Another said, “And he’s white,” meaning I couldn’t jump. One of his friends said, “Are you kidding? He’s too small. One captain looked around at all these great players whom he knew, then he looked at me and said, “I choose that guy.” I nearly passed out. I was the only stranger out of about fifteen of us hoping to get picked. When the game was over, the two best players started to pick new teams. They were bigger, stronger, faster, and very competitive. When I was twelve years old, I walked to an outdoor court near my grandparents’ house where some older teens were playing. From the time I was a little boy, I loved playing basketball.
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