Faith, Despair, hope… The car spun and hit the Light pole. All was heard were the breaking of windows and the screams of the mom. The Protagonist’s dad (Jim Blair) loves to play basketball. He had wished that his son will have the chance to play Basketball too. It all happened when their family got in a car accident. Jim was ashamed of himself. He got his son and wife sit in wheelchairs. But when he got to school, the coach offered that he should join the wheelchair basketball team.

 

In the story “Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push“, by Walter Dean Myers, the author believes that hard work and risk will always lead to success. The injury started at a rainy day when they were driving home. When his car was heading off the highway, “[their] little car spun on the road, squealing as Dad tried to bring it under control. But he couldn’t avoid the light pole. I remember seeing the broken windows, hearing Mom yelling, amazingly bright lights Kashing crazily in front of me” (Myers 1). Jim Blair wished and wanted his son to play basketball, after they got in wheelchairs, Jim was ashamed and thought that the wish wasn’t going to happen. But the thing is, The protagonist can’t walk again. Further along in the story, the protagonist’s team thought they weren’t adept enough to play in the basketball league. But as soon as they finished their first match, the team all agreed that they would play in the league, “Hartsdale Posse all agreed that we want to play in the league” (Myers 5). Team Hartsdale Posse played and experienced the first game. They did lose but the team thought they did well: “We had lost the game, but everyone felt great about how we had played” (Myers 5). Turns out every one in the team, agreed and was comfortable to play in the league.

 

In conclusion, risk and hard work will always earn you success and comfort. The importance for games is not about winning, but the plan and how you play. Don’t be ashamed if you are injured and disabled to walk again, it is all about attempting.