“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that scares us most. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?” Really, who are you not to be?" This is one of my favorite quotes that I very much relate to. It comes from the book A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson. Now, thank you to hard work, I have overcome adversity and have almost reached the point in my life where I am satisfied with myself. I started playing basketball in second grade and immediately took a liking to the game. I played competitively on the team PAL (Police Athletic League) of my hometown until seventh grade. Then I got old enough to play on my school's junior high team. During this year and the following year, when I was in eighth grade, I lost the passion and drive I had in precedence for the game of basketball. In the 2007-2008 school year our barley enrollment total reached 130. Because of this we did not have a JV team like ...