Anthony White recounts discovering writing as a talent after moving to Boston, reflecting that he initially relied on basketball but realized teachers praised his writing. While homeless he drafted his memoir in phone notes, later transferring it to paper; the act of writing helped him process emotions and memories and motivated him to help others experiencing similar struggles.
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I didn't just move to Boston for no reason. So I evaluated my talents. I was like, anthony, what are you good at? And I was like, well, the only thing I knew how to do is pick up a basketball, go out there, go ride, go play. And I was like, no, Anthony, what are you good at? I was like, man, in school, I didn't really like high school, but when my teachers always said I was a good writer, and I was like, huh. All right, well, let's try that. Let's try writing. And I went through all these different things, but writing really stuck out to me. And once I did, got a chance to honestly sit down and put my story down on paper. Like, I wrote it while I was homeless, but I just had it in my notes on my phone, and I actually transferred over the paper, and I actually just started to write, started to cry. I started to let out all the different emotions. I started to reflect such a. Go back on my past, like, remember things I didn't even know I remembered. I put it all down in my book, and I was like, I'm not the only person with a story like this. It's a lot of people around the world who fill with the same exact emotions that I do. A lot of people around the world who don't have answers. And I know exactly how it feels to not have answers. But now, as I grow older, I have the answers, and I want to be the person to help those people.