[NO EZ BUCKETSParticipant]

so yesterday Universal made a forum topic asking why you guys love basketball.It got me thinking about WHEN  I fell in love with basketball. So i was just wondering about when you guys fell in love with basketball…assuming everyone here loves b-ball.

I fell in love with basketball in the 6th grade. I injured my knee(dislocated patella/kneecap and a broken femur/thighbone) and I needed surgery. I couldn’t even go out in my driveway to dribble for about 3 months(i was on crutches up until then). It drove me crazy not playing basketball for that long. I didn’t realize just how much I loved the game until it was gone(well gone for a couple months). Ever since then I have ate, slept, and breathed basketball, i never take any moment playing for granted.

[MCRIZZParticipant]

 good story bro^ and good conversation starter …Heres my story…..I fell in love with the game around the same time in my life about the 6th grade, I loved everything about it, the sound of the ball on the pavement the swish of the net as the ball went though the squeaking of the shoes as players cut through the lane….but the main reason I loved basketball was the fact that it gave me something to look forward to at recess…not gonna lie I was teased when I was real young and with basketball all I needed was a ball and a net to have fun, noone else…as time went by and I got better basketball became a way of making friends in high school as being part of a team, traveling together etc unites people…Basketball is huge in my life and I truly love the sport 

[MCRIZZParticipant]

 good story bro^ and good conversation starter …Heres my story…..I fell in love with the game around the same time in my life about the 6th grade, I loved everything about it, the sound of the ball on the pavement the swish of the net as the ball went though the squeaking of the shoes as players cut through the lane….but the main reason I loved basketball was the fact that it gave me something to look forward to at recess…not gonna lie I was teased when I was real young and with basketball all I needed was a ball and a net to have fun, noone else…as time went by and I got better basketball became a way of making friends in high school as being part of a team, traveling together etc unites people…Basketball is huge in my life and I truly love the sport 

[TRC1991Participant]

age 5. went to the shopping mall with my family and my brother asked my mom if he could get a pack of cards and i asked if i could get a pack too…opened up it up and got a gary payton rookie card i still remember the smell of those babies. loved it ever since

[TRC1991Participant]

age 5. went to the shopping mall with my family and my brother asked my mom if he could get a pack of cards and i asked if i could get a pack too…opened up it up and got a gary payton rookie card i still remember the smell of those babies. loved it ever since

[TRC1991Participant]

this is the card i was talkin bout if you were curious: http://didntdrawiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/gary-payton-draft-card2.jpg

[TRC1991Participant]

this is the card i was talkin bout if you were curious: http://didntdrawiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/gary-payton-draft-card2.jpg

[JoeWolf1]

My dad wasn’t a ball player so I didn’t even really start playing til I was 10 and played in a city league just because all of my friends did.  I was tall and could jump, but had no skill and was pretty bad, but I loved the game, watched NCAA and NBA all the time and worked hard to be a better player. Because I started playing so much later than all my friends and classmates, it was an up hill battle to get my skills up to their level, but I made Varsity as a Jr and started as a Sr.  I didn’t get recruited after high school aside from the chance to walk on to two NAIA schools I was already considering for academics, but the cost of going to a private college was too much so I went to a State school.  I never stopped playing or watching ball, I wish now I had the knowledge and skill I have now with the athleticism I had at 21, lol….but oh well, I’m fine playing pickup ball and rec league it’s still fun and a great hobby that keeps you in shape.

[JoeWolf1]

My dad wasn’t a ball player so I didn’t even really start playing til I was 10 and played in a city league just because all of my friends did.  I was tall and could jump, but had no skill and was pretty bad, but I loved the game, watched NCAA and NBA all the time and worked hard to be a better player. Because I started playing so much later than all my friends and classmates, it was an up hill battle to get my skills up to their level, but I made Varsity as a Jr and started as a Sr.  I didn’t get recruited after high school aside from the chance to walk on to two NAIA schools I was already considering for academics, but the cost of going to a private college was too much so I went to a State school.  I never stopped playing or watching ball, I wish now I had the knowledge and skill I have now with the athleticism I had at 21, lol….but oh well, I’m fine playing pickup ball and rec league it’s still fun and a great hobby that keeps you in shape.

[aamir543Participant]

 I started playing when i was 6, and fell in love imeadiatly. I fell in love even more last year, in 8th grade. In the second semester, grades don’t matter, so all I did was play ball. In fact there are severral instances where I have tried to play ball during our tedious graduation practices. I remember trying to hide a ball in the bushes, just in case I got bored on graduation night. Then I remember that there were science fair projects displayed in the gym. Well there was a basketball as a display, so I instinctivly picked it up and started dribbling. I almost got in deep trouble for some reason. Another time was last summer, I injured my right ankle running suicides at a practice. I had a game for another team less than two days later. My dad insisted I rest my ankle, but I went anyways and I scored 27 points(a then career high) and made 4 threes. Other instances include where I just watch whole playoff games. At the beginging of the last school year, I was fasting for the whole first month, meaning going form sunrise to sunset without food or water, and this for thirty days. I had sleep and work to catch up on, but all I wanted to do is play ball, whether it be inside, or in 90 degree temperature, unable to drink water. I probably won’t have a career in ball after high school, but I will always play, cause I love the game, in fact I’ma head on over to the gymnn within the next hour or so.

[aamir543Participant]

 I started playing when i was 6, and fell in love imeadiatly. I fell in love even more last year, in 8th grade. In the second semester, grades don’t matter, so all I did was play ball. In fact there are severral instances where I have tried to play ball during our tedious graduation practices. I remember trying to hide a ball in the bushes, just in case I got bored on graduation night. Then I remember that there were science fair projects displayed in the gym. Well there was a basketball as a display, so I instinctivly picked it up and started dribbling. I almost got in deep trouble for some reason. Another time was last summer, I injured my right ankle running suicides at a practice. I had a game for another team less than two days later. My dad insisted I rest my ankle, but I went anyways and I scored 27 points(a then career high) and made 4 threes. Other instances include where I just watch whole playoff games. At the beginging of the last school year, I was fasting for the whole first month, meaning going form sunrise to sunset without food or water, and this for thirty days. I had sleep and work to catch up on, but all I wanted to do is play ball, whether it be inside, or in 90 degree temperature, unable to drink water. I probably won’t have a career in ball after high school, but I will always play, cause I love the game, in fact I’ma head on over to the gymnn within the next hour or so.

[HobbyOGParticipant]

Watching Magic Johnson play…I was prob 8 or 9 at the time..and my father use to Love Magic (cuzz like us he is from Michigan)and Magic was so happy and looked like he was just having fun.People use to come over our house and cheer for magic and everyone was having a good time (you had to be there) but Magic is one of the reasons I started to play and fall in love with basketball..

[HobbyOGParticipant]

Watching Magic Johnson play…I was prob 8 or 9 at the time..and my father use to Love Magic (cuzz like us he is from Michigan)and Magic was so happy and looked like he was just having fun.People use to come over our house and cheer for magic and everyone was having a good time (you had to be there) but Magic is one of the reasons I started to play and fall in love with basketball..

[TimbosliceParticipant]

I got a fisher price goal for my first birthday and never looked back, I always tried to do my best Jordan imitations dunking a 6 ft goal at 3 yrs old. That’s when I fell in love with this wonderful game

[TimbosliceParticipant]

I got a fisher price goal for my first birthday and never looked back, I always tried to do my best Jordan imitations dunking a 6 ft goal at 3 yrs old. That’s when I fell in love with this wonderful game

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