My+Differences+from+the+People+Around+Me

Sam G. = My Differences from the People Around Me = The basketball season as an Epstein Eagle in 2008 was fairly disappointing. Our team finished the year with a record of 9-8 and came in fifth place in our division. We only made the tournament for the bad teams. However, we won that whole tournament. There was one team in our league by the name of Faith Lutheran. They lost every single game that they played. Our team played very differently against them. We beat them twice. Once with the score of 40-0 and the second time with the score of 35-12. Every time we played them, we had to play significantly differently than we normally did. Our team had to take it easy on them. We couldn’t do any fast breaks and had to pass the ball five times before we could shoot. Every time we played them, it made me feel really bad inside. I always take my skill for granted and I felt really bad that their team was so awful. There was nothing we could have done differently. Sometimes, when their team was on offense, our team even tried to let them score. We were doing everything in our power to let them get a basket, without making us look like we didn’t have good sportsmanship. If I could change something in the games that we played them, I would have lightened up a little more on how hard I was playing and tried to run some of the plays that we practiced. It was a good time to try something new, because even if it didn’t work out, then we knew we were still up by a lot of points and weren’t going to lose the game. I wouldn’t change the way that we handled the game. Our team did the best we could to have good sportsmanship and not be mean with our actions on the court.  For all of my peers, whether you are different in a good way, or a bad way, be smart with your actions. For example, when you are around new people, be nice and friendly to them. Don’t be a mean jerk and say bad things about them. Always do the best you can with your actions around people that are different from you.