5 reasons why I love basketball....

When I was in grade 7, the students were asked to write down what we want to be when we grow up in our graduation yearbook...some wrote the usual professions, i.e. to be a doctor, to be an engineer, to be an architect, etc....others wrote something in general like to be successful in life....
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I had only one dream that time, and I wrote "TO BE A BASKETBALL SUPERSTAR"....not just a professional basketball player, but to be a superstar!!!

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Of course, that didn't happen =)....but why do I love the game so much....up until now, I still play the game despite a surgically operated knee and a bad back....
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1. Great team rivalries and great players....I grew up in the 80s and I still remember the rivalries between Crispa vs. Toyota....and in the NBA, between the LA Lakers and the Boston Celtics....I was a big fan of  "The Black Superman" (#2 Billy Ray Bates) and his dunking and highflying skills....Kareem Abdul Jabbar and his killer "hook shots".....

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2. Its a team sport...I believe that each player has his own strengths and weaknesses....once he accepts and plays his role in the team, thats when the team gels and wins games.....this is applicable in real life, whether at work or in the family, each individual has a role to play and if he/she does his best for the benefit of the group, all goes well...

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3.  I BELIEVE I CAN FLY...back in high school, there was this one game wherein I vividly remember that I was able to stuff the ball inside the ring with my right hand...I did grabbed the ring!!!...was it a dunk????....let's consult Mr. Wikipedia...."A slam dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim".....I can relate this to our goals in life....if we believe we can, then we will achieve....

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4. YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME....like in life, sometimes your the champion..sometimes your the "kulelat"...its really up to you whether you quit the race or get up and be the winner your destined to be....

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5. Lastly, in basketball you play both defense and offense....sa financial planning ganyan din...(sorry ha, singit ko lang yun pagiging financial planner ko...)  =)....defense relates to proper planning, budgeting and minimizing your expenses...offense naman means having multiple sources of income or making your money work hard for you by investing in high-earning instruments like mutual funds, stocks, variable insurance, etc.....
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We now have a Pinoy coach in the NBA.....I'm still waiting and wishing for the first Pinoy player in the NBA.....Go Pinoy Basketboleros!!!!


Hope this helps.


Ge

Gerald Cantor is a Registered Financial Planner graduate, a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor.  He is also a Financial Consultant of Pru Life UK.  Ge is proud to be an ex-OFW, a "career-shifter", a "high-leaping" baller, a newby entrepreneur and most importantly, a "dedicated" dad of Gia (3yo) and Clarie (2yo).