Writing Task Mentor Quote Negative – Jacob.B

So, when I was younger, I did have a time when I had to overcome somebody’s mistaken perception of my ability.  The time I had to this was when I was little, and I wanted to start playing ball(basketball). What had happened was that I had an older cousin who was a few years older than me that would always have something to say about me for some reason. So as any little kid would, you would tell your family members when you’re starting to do something. I told my cousin that I had just started to play basketball, and at the time I think I was around like 7 years old at the time. The little kid me was short and skinny and he would always make fun of me for it. When I had told him I was playing ball he said, “your never gone get good at it, might as well stop”. Since he was a little bigger than me, he would bully me in the sport, and I could never beat him one on one. I didn’t let that stop me from improving. 

I knew that as time progressed, I would improve. Also, as time went on, I grew more and started to keep up with people around my ages. I would spend every Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer at open indoor courts or at the park. By the time I was 10 I have been on a basketball team for a year and would have practice 3 times a week. There I had learned more about the game and improved my skills even more. My team and I won many tournaments but every time we did my cousin would be jealous of me and unsupportive because his team would lose. Since I had become better and wasn’t as frail, I was able to beat him every time on a 1 on 1. After that he never said anything to me about the sport.