2024 Travers Winner!

~Amali Freeman, Class of 2027

I love basketball.
It's a fast game:
a game of greatness, 
a game of love,
a game of toughness.
Every time the whistle
blows the crowd’s dead silent.

Sometimes the crowd likes the call,
Sometimes they don’t like it.
If you want to be a shooter,
you have to practice
until your arm falls off
and you're tired.
You are so tired
you feel like you're gonna 
faint.

You have to be a great defender.
You have to put pressure on
the person with the ball.
Don’t let them have the game winning shot.
Don’t get into foul trouble.

You have to be clutch.
You can’t be nervous.
Stay calm.
This is your moment.
When you hit the shot,
the building will flip upside down.

When you miss, 
don’t beat
yourself up–
 just push yourself.
Don’t give up,
don’t throw in the bucket.
There are 2 things you need:
commitment and consistency.
If you want to be the best
there ever was.							
Everyday