DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE
For the first part of my childhood, my favorite football player was Mean Joe Greene, even before his Coke commercial.
I wore a mesh replica of his jersey every day. I was obsessed with him. I wanted to play football as well as he did. Maybe even play for the Pittsburgh Steelers and be a part of the “Steel Curtain.” As it turns out, I was way too small to make as a football player then. Yet, my love of the game never wavered. I played pickup games with the older kids in the neighborhood but never reached the skill level to play organized sport.
When I wasn’t playing football I spent hours on the basketball court. First, we played horse. After a while, we graduated to 2 on 2 and other variations of the game. I mostly played on the playgrounds around town, but I did try out for the school team and made it. I played for a couple years. However, neither basketball nor football proved to be my sport, but I enjoyed playing. I still enjoy watching them.
Memoirs of Madness 