He cannot wait to get to the gym. He has waited so long for this day. His basketball career is about to begin.
Little Ray could hardly sleep all night knowing the big game was today. Although he usually likes to sleep in on Saturday mornings today was too special. He jumped out of bed 30 minutes earlier than normal quickly putting on his new jersey. He took another quick look at his new basketball and basketball shoes already packed in a special gear bag. Little Ray raced out to the kitchen and packed his water all by himself without anyone even asking. It almost seemed a nuisance that he had to take the time to eat breakfast. He never ate so fast.
And now the drive to the gym. Little Ray thinks about other things in his life that have been so great. Maybe this moment rivals Disneyland, or the pizza party on his birthday. Thoughts of Christmas at Grandmas house peer into his mind. What is taking so long?
Finally Little Ray has arrived at the gym. It is so huge. How cool. He races inside to find his friends. He sees his best friend, then another, and one more until finally all his buddies are there, all wearing the same brand new jersey. Little Ray scrambles to be the first one to get on his shoes. Then he and his teammates all run over to the hoop to take some warmup shots. He is on the tip of his toes the whole time. He doesnt even care if he makes a shot. The team then gets in a huddle and says a loud and enthusiastic cheer. "One, two, three, Team!!!" Little Ray decked out in his brand new jersey breaks out of the huddle and heads out with 4 of his best buddies ready for the first jump ball of his life. The excitement, the enthusiasm, the raw emotion, the moment he has been waiting so long for and .......then ....the jump ...ba....ll.
Hey! Who are all these people and why are they yelling?
