Elijah BryantProfessional Basketball Player

Basketball is SPECIAL 🏀💙 #elijahbryant

Name: Basketball is SPECIAL 🏀💙 #elijahbryant
Uploaded: 2023-05-26T19:32:46+00:00
Duration: 28 s
Channel: Elijah Bryant
Description: In this short monologue, the speaker passionately declares basketball as his first love and a constant, reliable presence in his life. He contrasts…

26 May 2023 · 0 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker passionately declares basketball as his first love and a constant, reliable presence in his life. He contrasts basketball with people who may let him down—friends, romantic partners, family—emphasizing that, unlike those relationships, basketball never fails him. He illustrates this devotion by describing how he reaches for a basketball in every circumstance—whether he’s having a good or bad day, in snow, heat, or even while staying in a hotel in Detroit—showing that the sport is an ever‑present source of comfort and motivation.

You must really love basketball, man. Yeah, my first love has never let me down. You gotta think about that, right? Never let me down. The homie who you love to death, who got your back forever, let you down. The girl that you say you love let you down. You know, the family member, parent let you down. Basketball, having a bad day, I'm gonna grab my ball. Having a good day, I'm gonna grab my ball. Snowing, I'm gonna grab my ball. It's hot outside, I'm gonna grab my ball. I'm in a hotel in Detroit, I ain't bored, ain't got nothing to do, get my ball, walk around the block.