In basketball,

You succeed and you fail,
You miss a shot,
And let out a wail.
Then the ball gets stolen,
You fall on your ankle,
And it gets swollen.
"Foul!" you hear the ref shout,
Its of coarse on you,
You're getting very worn-out.
Later, to the foul line you go,
You're tired, you shoot,
Did you make it? No!

But in the next game,
You do better,
Your shot has good aim.
All your shots are going in,
Swoosh Swoosh!
You think you just might win!
Into the basket you drive and score,
Making your foul shots,
This is going better than before!
The clock buzzes the game is done,
We turn to the score board,
And yes! we have won!

Never give up,
Even if its not going your way,
Soon the other team,
You will outplay!

It is the same in life as it is in basketball,
You have to get up when you fall.

In life,

You will succeed and fail,
You'll lose your boyfriend,
You will feel betrayal.
Someone you love will die,
Your heart will shatter,
You will lay there and cry.
With something you will have a great chance,
You miss it,
Not even giving a second glance.

Soon your boyfriend will come along,
All is well,
And at your marriage you sing your song.
You reach for things better than you normally would,
You are really happy now,
You and your family are doing well and good.
This is the life you have not won but worked for,
Its wonderful,
You will be happy now and forever more.

So in basketball as in life, reach for the best,
Work hard and reach for the stars,
And at one point in time you will be blessed.
 
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