The life of a basketball player is pretty tough because there is so much competition for the spot that you want. So you have to be willing to work harder than anyone else. For me luckily I have a coach who sees a bright future for me so he pushes me harder than anyone else on my team because he knows I am willing to work for it. When I started playing basketball I was 10 years old almost 11. But when I joined my travel team there was no team for my age group so I had to play with girls 3 to 4 years older than me. And that first game I had playing against girls 3 to 4 years older  I was working so hard on defense and offense. That is when my coach saw something special and made a horrible player into a great player. And sometimes it gets hard practicing a lot and getting pushed harder than anyone on my team but it is worth it when I play in a game and I can do so many amazing things.