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Wednesday Before Our Game Against The Mavericks |
 Wednesday before our game against the Mavericks, I started thinking about how long I've been watching a lot of guys in the NBA. As you all know, I'm from Dallas. I remember being in High School and cheering for the Mavericks because they were finally starting to win and everybody was loving it. They crazy thing about that is Dirk Nowitzki was leading the team then and he's still leading the team now. Right before the tip-off, I'm looking at this guy like, "I used to try to get tickets to the games or watch them on TV", and it's blowing my mind. Time really flies! When Dirk got drafted, I was in Middle School. When they started making the playoffs and winning a lot more, I was in High School. Now I'm playing against this guy and this team that I watched while I was getting serious about basketball.
I think about all of these players in the league that I watched while I was growing up. Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Jermaine O'neal, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter and many more were all drafted when I was in Middle School, some a little before that. Shaq was an All-Star when I was in the 2nd Grade! Now don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to make anyone feel old, but like I said before, It just blows my mind that I compete against these guys everyday.
That also let's me know that I have the chance to be good for a long time too. The crazy thing about it though, is that some kid somewhere in the States, Canada or anywhere else in the world could be watching me play.
Later in the future that kid will get really good at basketball and make it to the NBA. When I'm a little further in my career, this kid will play me and he'll be like, "Yo, I used to watch this guy. Now I'm playing against him in the league! Wow!". And that will happen before I know it. So hopefully I'll still be good when these kids in elementary make it to the league.
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