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Personal Narrative: My Decision To Quit Playing Club Basketball

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My personal experience with following my conscience was whether I should quit playing club basketball or if I should continue to play club basketball and become more advance in basketball. It was around october 18th, 2014. I was 14 years old, whenever I made my decision to quit, my mother was the person I made my decision with. The following sunday my mother and me went up to kirkwood, where the club organization was located and told the coach why I didn’t want to continue playing. The coach understood why I didn’t want to continue playing and told me he’ll always have a spot on his team for me if I ever wanted to come back and play for him.
I look back on that decision and wonder, “what if I didn’t quit.” What would be different with my life,

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