What I wish for speech (revised)

I've always wanted to be a winner. Being in the 9th grade, playing freshman basketball and averaging 19 points a game, I was guaranteed that I was going to play at the varsity level my sophomore year. Only being a freshman and focusing on my current level, I would've never thought I would play varsity that early in my high school career. I've always wanted to be a winner, and I wasn't going to back down from this challenge. My sophomore campaign was great, though. I was a role player who would naturally come into the game and play with such intensity and hard work, that was the only way for me to get better. One day it paid off, and I became a starter for the first time. My first game starting I was playing extremely well, having 16 points in the first quarter. One thing did set me back that same match, finding out I broke my wrist two weeks later. I was only running down the court during a fast break and when I had to get back and back peddle I tripped on an opponent's foot with the back of my heel. I quickly broke my fall with my bare hands being the first ones to hit the ground. I've always wanted to be a winner, a big one too, and being a big winner meant winning the 5A state title, but we came up short that year, losing in the semi-finals. My junior year we had arguably the best team in the state, and we got upset in the first round of regionals. My senior year, my last chance, made it back to the semi-final game and still lost; in that game, we came back, and we had the game in our hands, but it was taken away so quickly all because of a mental mishap. I just wish to have a ring for basketball and go off to college to continue to do what I love, and that is why I came here. I have been given another opportunity, another year, another chance to win it all but with a different group of people. Although this is a wish, I am going to hunt it down as I have never done before. Even if we don't win it all this year, it would be greatly devastating but there are still chances for me to win and be a winner.

Top 3 topics for speech

1. Play professional basketball
2. Win a ring for basketball as I have had the chance to win one 3 times and have came up short every time
3. Make enough money so my mom doesnt have to work

WISH

6'8"
No tendonitis

Right now:
Sleep
No school
Warm weather

Next few weeks:
Decide for college
Go home
Withdraw from cheshire after basketball season

Rest of school year:
Not come back after spring break
No injuries

Next year:
Division 1 basketball
Healthy body

5 years:
Graduated from college
Playing pro basketball

10 years:
Playing pro basketball
Still close with my close friends now
Rich

Family:
Brother to be a great young basketball player
Brother to play professional
Buy a house for my mom
Mom is stress free
Mom doesnt have to work
Dad is safe

World:
Stop being so cruel
Fix world hunger
More effort for peace
Clean environment everywhere

Life on Basketball Speech

First Speech

  There is a known saying "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." My name is Deng and basketball is what I breathe, but there was a time where I had to stop breathing my natural born sport.

  My sophomore year I played varsity basketball for the first time for Wakefield High School. I was a major role player for the team at the time but not a critical threat to opposing teams. I had a very great season, getting the first dunk in our new gym and exciting the crowd with my athletic abilities. But all that came to an end early for my sophomore year. I encountered a fractured scaphoid in my right wrist ending my season and not giving me the chance to play the post season. This was one of the most difficult times for me because basketball is everything to me and not being able to play for two months felt like a big piece of me was missing. This injury was unfortunate, but it taught me something. It taught me that basketball wouldn't last forever. It taught me to play every game like it was my last. At the end of the day, everything happens for a reason. I'm a better player than I was my sophomore year, and being out for two months led me to study the game and find out new knowledge about the game of basketball that I never knew before.

Hometown: Arlingotn VA

I like this image because Arlington is also a county and also has a downtown area like most cities. This actually in Rosslyn which is part of Arlington, I've been there many times before and I always love it.