I want to tell you a little story about how I met a really good friend of mine and it would have been sooner if I didn’t listen to other peoples opinions

Growing up in the school district I grew up in it wasn’t cool to communicate or even make friends with students that went to other schools.

I remember when other guy students tried talking to girls from other schools they would either get made fun of or girls in our school wouldn’t talk to them.

Either way, it was a lose-lose.

I played basketball throughout high school and I remember hating every team we played in our league, especially North Penn which at the time was our biggest rival.

These games were always packed and by far the most exciting games of the year! The intensity on the court was out the roof and the best part was that everyone on the court was talking sh*t to each other.

To sum everything up I couldn’t stand North Penn or anyone from North Penn at that time in my life.

I went off to college and found myself at a popular outdoor court one day.

We were getting ready to start playing when I realized that one of the kids on my team went to North Penn.

His name is Dexter Shy.

It was a known fact we both hated each other, because of the rivalry we had in high school.

When the game started my focus immediately shifted to winning.

Dexter is mainly a 4 but reminds me of someone like Draymond Green, who can drive and kick, rebound, and hit open shots. I was the point guard who thrives off pick and rolls, little did I know that was Dexter's specialty.

Before I knew it, nobody could stop us. I was dishing to him on the roll or when he popped for the open jump shot. He would hit shots or swing to the open man and if I didn’t pass I was either scoring or passing to the open man.

It’s safe to say we didn’t lose that day. I was in shock because I couldn’t believe how much I enjoyed playing with this kid.

After the first game, I went up to Dexter to officially introduce myself and to break that tension we had for years.

Once I did that, we hit it off and ended up playing on the same summer league team where we won multiple championships over the course of 3 years.