Successful Basketball Players
It is opening night in the Ventura College gymnasium. My heart is pounding, my body is sweating. It's my first game and I'm going to give everybody a taste of how I play basketball. My coach yells, "Stetson, go check in!" I am out of my seat. Three minutes later, gasping for air, I am trying to run to the other half of the court. My legs are giving up, and my arms feel like I'm carrying multiple sand bags. I look up at the score board. Thirteen minutes and twenty - seven seconds left until the first half is over. …
