He won't make it because of his jumpshot. He definitely won't make it because of his handles. He probably won't make it because of his passing or his defense either. And all CNN gives you is instant credibility, and sometimes that's not always what it's hyped up to be.
The pressure! The sacrifice! At nine years Dakota Simms has so much ahead him that not even his amazing basketball talents won't be the final factor that determines how far he succeeds in life and in basketball.
Ultimately it will be mom, dad, grandparents, and or guardian. It will be the life lessons taught at home and in the classroom that will continue to allow young Dakota to keep playing and keep maturing both on and off the basketball court. It all starts at home with self-discipline, self-respect, self determination.
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." -Proberbs 22-6.
Keep it up young man and maybe one day you will be able to blaze your own path to greatness.
If he works as hard in school as he does on his jumpshot...He could OWN an NBA team!
ReplyDeleteLol...you never know what your gonna be when your 9. After pueberty, he may be the Right Guard for the Redskins!
At 9...I wanted to be the middleweight champion of the world and married to Janet Jackson...FAIL
-NRY
At nine...i was playing hide and go get it!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what them grades look like ... and I bet his pops his probably like Joe Jackson too!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope they don't make the mistake of not letting this kid have a childhood ... if they do, then you're going to have some shit on your hands!!!
At 9 years old, I had 3 jobs and a condo. He needs to catch up!!! LOL