Perseverance

If I could summarize my summer in a word it would be perseverance

I went through so much pain but in the end I could not feel it.

Since I returned home from Iran I had the worst plantar fasciitis, which is heel pain

But when it came down to it I was always ready for the game.

The recovery I had to go through was rough and some days I couldn't finish a workout

Some days I couldn't walk so I was trying to figure it all out.

Its very uncommon for me to be dealing with something like an injury

So when I would say I can't hoop today, people knew it was really something wrong with me.

Not only were my feet hurting but I was hurting emotionally

Having troubled episodes and losing friends that I always kept close to me.

Along with losing my friends, I was dealing with a person who didn't serve me

Every day I would sit back and and reflect on how I need to love me.

& then it all happened, I start putting me and my health first

I knew if I didn't stop the bleeding now, it would only get worse.

I accepted how people were treating me and I moved around

Every day I did a little more recovery without making a frown.

I focused on me and things start to feel better

I wasn't so stressed or mad and my jumper was getting wetter.

Morning workouts were no longer hurting me, I was getting it done

& when they announced the MVP of the pro am, I was the one who won.

Man that was such a great feeling because I knew everything I went through

There will always be a bunch of adversity but you can't ever let it stop you.

I found happiness and my feet have been feeling back to normal, I can't explain how that feels

but when you persevere through all the obstacles, and win in the end, then you know its real!