After they recruited Agee and William they meet and became good fiends but, William recognized Agee because they went to grade school together. William was the best player there and Agee was not so all the money and attention was focused on the best player which was William. As a result of William being the best player he was booted out of the team and was sent home. So then he realized that his dreams of going to the NBA was slipping away and he couldn't keep his grades up. William and his team finished in third and he ended up going to junior collage after his two years in Mississippi he was given a scholarship to Arkansas State. Even though you don't get what you want there is still something out there for you.
Agee is determined man and he will succeed I know this because it states in the book that, " Agee was playing against three guys that were years older than he was and he was still the best in the neighborhood."This proves that Agee was not going to be turned down by theses three guys just because they challenged him and were older than he was. Williams trait is Kind, determined because according to the text it says that, he was training hard and more than Agee and he was not a bad sport when they lost a game he always says good game even though they lost and all.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
4th Quarter Blog#3
The book that im reading is Hoop Dreams its about to fourteen year old's named Arthur Agee and William Gates they love basketball very much. Agee and Gates are both from poor African-American neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois. They were playing ball in the playground and then some scout recruited them into St. Josephs High School. They both live in West Garfield Park, Agee was challenged by these three guys they were much older than Agee they saw how he played and they thought they could win but, Agee was the best in the neighborhood. But, his family was not that supportive because they were on cocaine.
My connection to this story is about a time were I lived in Logan Square Chicago, Illinois it was horrible because of the people who lived there. But, one day I was playing soccer and they were talking to my parents about how I played and If i wanted to be on a team but we did not have the money for the uniform and to pay for the season. The guy told my parents that we could pay for everything including the shoes if he plays and does not miss more than two games. My parents asked me "Do you want to?" Is said "YEAH!!" so they signed the contract. After that my uncles and aunts came and my mom told them the news about be going to a soccer team, they congratulated me and stuff. But they told you going to every game because this is one and the only opportunity son.
My connection to this story is about a time were I lived in Logan Square Chicago, Illinois it was horrible because of the people who lived there. But, one day I was playing soccer and they were talking to my parents about how I played and If i wanted to be on a team but we did not have the money for the uniform and to pay for the season. The guy told my parents that we could pay for everything including the shoes if he plays and does not miss more than two games. My parents asked me "Do you want to?" Is said "YEAH!!" so they signed the contract. After that my uncles and aunts came and my mom told them the news about be going to a soccer team, they congratulated me and stuff. But they told you going to every game because this is one and the only opportunity son.
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