I had crazy bad Luck also, way too many things went wrong to list. But I know my speed is decent yet, last year I got 3 laps in, this year 1st ride my speed is top 3 30A, everything went wrong and the season is a wash. I made a semi PRO basketball team in 98, and had numerous breaks in my back,bone spurs grew out of the cracks, and grew into the ruptured disk and nerve canal. So after 15 years of not touching a basketball, I worked on a drill rig 9.5 yrs. and other rotten jobs. In 10th grade I had numerous div.1 scouts at my games, and packed the gym, strangers in the hall yelling my name, and the field house was crazy-with screaming the whole game. In 11 th grade I wanted spending money, so I got a job at a gas station,and was having so much fun that I never went out for the team in 11 th grade. So in 98 I got the fever,I got a free membership at a div.1 university from a atheletic director from a diff. school, and worked with other players that had pro contracts. I,m 6,1 .5 and 170 way under size,and white, extremely quick 1st step,and can shoot the lights out, 75 baseline 3 pointers in a row, good enough to get payed being a shooting coach for the girls team, who lead UCONN at half time in the sweetsixteen, Borseth the coach is now at Michigan st. A full ride d.1 scharlorship is just like a factory ride, but you hv. coaches,etc. riding your butt everyday,etc. Even in h.s. there school staff meetings, because I would be in trouble after shool, having 1/2 barrell parties,etc.,they wanted me to live at the athelitic directors house, to keep an eye on me.My Mom worked 3to 11pm and my dad wasn,t in the picture at all, so I did what I wanted to do.I didn,t like the pressure the school put on my Mom,I Loved the game pressure that everyone puts on you to win. Even in 5th grade playing other schools,the school and community expects you to win, I had a huge Indian guy on the flour during a game,cursing at me and saying he,s going to beat me,that just makes me play better,my favorite games were away games, skipping down the flour pointing at there coach or fans after a shot, they boo and yell at you and at a time out, they yell negative stuff at you, it,s funny. I wanted to do the same in MX,but there so much organizing,parts to break and buy, you drive out of town to ride and it,s pouring rain, just so many things to go wrong.
