Help my whole life is falling.I want to accomplish my dreams?

Question

hi iam a 17 year old middle eastern male who moved to canada a year ago.I am not ugly i have some good features some girls tell me .oki when i moved to canada i didnot know how to play basketball i just started playing a year ago AND till now i play ball and have got so much better than other guys who have been playing for 8 or 9 years.This summer i practiced 8 hours a aday so i could make school team i love basketball very much and i believe in my self that i can make the school team and go pro if i practice more harder.Now the problem of my life is that first iam not tall iam just 5ft8inches.I worry about that alot.I dont know why god gives good height to those people who does not even care about basketball.But i still believe i can make school team.Second problem is that my parents doesnot support me this whole summer when i practiced they didnot even just came once to see me practice or play.Every single day they just told me i am a fool who practice so hard and i wont make the school team.When ever i come back from practice thay tell me why the h**l your wasting your time on this ****.They think basketball is just another joke.They want to to become some engineer and move on with my life with out basketball but i cant do this basketball is every thing i have its my life .because of basketball i rejected a sweet girl who wanted to go out with me because if i would have done this it would have been a distraction for me from basketball .So people please help me what should i do what should believe and how to increase my height plz help me plz

Answer 1

Sounds like my life.

Well firstly, you cannot do much about your height. I'm not familiar with the rules of basketball but maybe you could get specially made sneakers that are a little padded to be higher?

It's funny, your situation reminds me of the movie 'Goal!'. The main character had the same problem, but he ends up making a pro soccer team.

Think about it first. Are you really sure you can achieve your dreams in basketball? If you are positive, then you should no doubtedly go for it. Nothing should ever ever stand in your way. I had the same problem with chorus- my parents didn't believe in me. I showed them I could sing when I was given a gig and an award for excellence.

You have to tell your parents to trust you on this. Beg them to come to your next game and give it your all. Keep begging them.

Did you know: you can go to college to be an engineer AND play basketball pro? It's a little thing called sports scholarship. Research good colleges that award this. I know a lot of big universities will gladly give you a full tuition scholarship just for playing for their basketball team. Tell your parents this, I bet they will be ecstatic to not pay any money for your schooling.

Think about this! And good luck! I know how you feel, I'm from a foreign family with strict parents as well.

Answer 2

You can't really increase your height on your own.  However, there are shorter players in the NBA-usually point guards, so you don't have to be really tall to play in the NBA

On the other hand it sounds like you are a really hard worker, with a good work ethic, the bottom line is if you always work this hard and are this dedicated to everything you try you will be a very successful person.

As far as your parents or anyone else is concerned, it's your life to live the way that you want to, so what if you have to take a little sh*t to get it.