What identifies you?

Matt Fetske

Basketball

8/27/14

Professor Rasheda Young

Writing Skills

What identifies you?

Something that defines me is the fact that I play basketball. I have been physically affected, socially affected, and mentally affected by the game. I have been playing for as long as I can remember, so it has a lot to do with my identity.  Basketball is a physically demanding sport so it has always kept me active. I’ve always been skinny and I think that basketball has played a major part in that. Also the game helped developed my athleticism and improved my coordination.  Socially it had major impact, my core group of friends have always have been athletes and I usually first met them at sporting events. If I didn’t play basketball I would not have met those people and could have been a totally different person today.  I also think it is easier to meet people who play the same sport as you or at least likes the same sport as you. You have a common interest and always find things to talk about.  Mentally is has affected me in a big way. I like to watch basketball, I think because I like to play it. I can relate to what the players are going through, what the coaches are dealing with, and what the referees are watching for. It makes the game all that more exciting just because I play it on my own free time.

Similar to me and my family 

 Another thing that helps identify me is my family. My brother and sister are close in age to me and I can relate to them if their are talking about people they know or the things they do. They too play sports and have always been my competition and who I told my self to be one day better then. I always knew they had my back and they knew I had there's.  My oldest brother and I are pretty far apart in age but as I get older me and him get closer. He can tell me stories about what he did when he was my age and make sure I don't make any mistakes.

Anzadua describes language similar as I describe basketball and my family. She feels pride in her language; she feels a connection with the people who also speak it, and the history it developed. She relates to others who speak it noticing they have a common bond and must stick together if their culture is to survive. The pride in her language I feel about being a Fetske. Its very exclusive group of people have that name.