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I can’t chew gum and…
Date Added: January 14th, 2008
I remember playing high school basketball, with my best friends father as our coach. He was a very nice man and a pretty fair coach. Back then I had a lot of energy (which I thought I was using to the best of my ability). While I was a starter, my best friend was definitely the talent…when she got the ball, she was scoring. My job was to get her the ball. During one particular game I started out strong, then for some reason I was double dribbling, losing the ball, and just plain turning it over to the other team. I was crushed, struggling to figure out what I was doing wrong. My coach, after much consideration, gave me the best advice. He put his hand out, and said, “Give me the gum.” I was like, “What?” Again, he said, “Give me the gum.” How humiliating is that? My game immediately improved. Oh my gosh, being told by your best friends dad that you can’t chew gum and play basketball at the same time is definitely a chickenpucker moment!!-reader from Lawton, MI