The three qualities I have chosen are Athletic, Smart, and Serious. Athleticism comes from my Mothers side of the family. Intelligence comes from both sides of the family, and being serious comes from my Father's side of the family. As you can see the three qualities listed above are of which are inherited.
             Ever since I was five years old, I used to always carry around a basketball wherever I went. If it was just a little teddy ball or a miniature size ball, I was always caught carrying it around the house like it was part of my body. When I turned seven years old, my mother wanted me to start playing recreational basketball. My first year, I became the M.V.P of the team. M.V.P is the most valuable player. A lot of the other guys on the team used to think I was a showboat, and I didn't want to pass them the ball. But it wasn't like that at all. I wanted to win every minute. Every second. The thought of victory ran through my mind constantly, and I figured I was the man to get the victory.
             As time went by, and I progressed in the sport, I started to think I was unstoppable, so I thought I would try another sport. So I went out to the peewee football team. They started me out as the fullback because I was kind of chunky but quick and fast. I never scored a single touchdown until the last game of the season that never even mattered to me because we were playing the worst team in the league. I furthered my football career on into middle school where I started playing wide receiver. I had grown up a lot and was a lot taller than some of the kids, and with a very slim body. It had to be the chunky stage going away I guess. At the same time, I still played basketball and was very good at it. I was born in Alabama but raised in New York, so the way the sport is played differs from other places. In New York, the game is taken more seriously than other places because it's all some people have. Now in High School, I am startin...