06/05/2024
I want to unlock my athletic potential and hopefully reach my athletic peak as a vertical jump athlete for the purpose of boosting my success as a basketball player. For over the past dozen years, training has been my life. The desire to succeed in the competitions of my sport have fueled my passions for training in order to unleash the layers of greatness that reside within me. Nothing in the world, truly, has become more fun nor interesting to me than the development of an elite basketball player. Every failure I have experienced along the way in my journey towards athletic achievement has helped me to uncover the next layer of understanding needed to expand what the possibilities are for me. When I had my first opportunity to try out for the middleschool basketball team in 7th grade, I was cut after the first day of tryouts. I believe this was due to an inability to keep up with the pace and physical demand of the sport, I was out of shape and lacked the mental stamina as well. In 9th grade I was cut after the first day of tryouts for the JV team. I believe this was due to my lack of ability to stand out and differentiate myself from the crowd of many participants. I had shown that I could shoot the ball well, however, other areas of skill in my game were simply not developed enough for me to make it past the first day. During my sophomore year in college, I decided to try out for the men's basketball team as a walk on. This was a very humbling experience for me as I came to the realization that my physical prominence and athletic prowess was absolutely nowhere close to where it needed to be in order for me to be noticed or receive any of the attention from the coaching staff, whatsoever. In the time since then, I have not given up on training, however, I have experienced many instances of depression, staleness, and a general sense of underachieving in everything I wish to do. Most recently I found myself suffering from alcoholism which lead me to become nearly 50 pounds overweight from my target jumping weight. Over this drastic change, I nearly accepted defeat. Thankfully and prayerfully I have been able to abstain from alcohol for over the past 5 months and as a direct result of this abstinence I have been able to shed an impressive 19 pounds of shear body fat. My motivation, progress, momentum, and mental fortitude are higher now than they've ever been before. I feel that I am now ready to pursue my ultimate goals and dreams with more vigor than I have ever had and I am willing to seek out help as much as possible along this journey! Thank you for the opportunity to share my story with you 🙏
