It's the number of my jersey.
Everyone has his own number, range from 1-99, and their number means something to them.
Number 3 to me symbolize the spirit of never giving up upon challenges in life. Who makes me choose 3?
It's those 2 guys below
Allen Iverson and Stephon Marbury. Both of them are from the same draft, which is the Golden 1996 NBA draft, and Iverson was the No.1 pick of the year. Both of them plays the same position for their team, Point Guard, they act the same (ball-hogging when their teamates can't score), and share the same weapon, the crossover. As guards which are shorter than Centers in the paint, they use their lightning speed and deadly crossovers to break down the opponents defence and gets the ball to the rim. They never back down against challenges. Iverson was known for his perseverance on the court, while Marbury was known for his arrogance by self-proclaiming the best PG in the League.
They share the same fate now too. Iverson is now in Turkey playing for the pro-team there and Marbury is playing in China's league. They were both not sign by any NBA team. What's the reason? Only real NBA fans understand why.
Both of them are the NBA stars I admired. They are the reason I choose 3, to be like them, treat every game as a challenge. Till when I can see them smile like that again? I don't know, but their fighting spirit is tattooed in my heart.
Having a jersey on my own is what I always dream of. Never a primary school player, and just played 1 year as a sub in high school makes me lack of experience in facing ballers which are experienced than me. What I could do to improve myself is to work hard on basics. From dribbling to running. Chances doesn't appear to you like your food on your table prepare by your mum, you have to hustle for it yourself. Until I had enter INTI to study, my Godfather found me, and he gave me a team. That's when I got my 1st jersey.
I still have a long way to go. To be like them.
Every baller knows to own a number which an NBA player once wore, you have to prove you have what it has to wear it. Earn your own respect on the court.
I'm still earning it now and, still running towards my goal.
Givin' up ain't my style. Only the sky is the limit.
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