Magic Johnson in training

The use of Magic Johnson in this topic is not due to any particular reason except that this was the guy I was first compared to when I was growing up in an all boys’ school. The reason for this comparison was not because I was able to play basketball like him but because I resembled him physically. And even that is exaggerating it a bit. I was not six foot tall but I was taller than most of the other guys at school. I did have dark skin. I was also fat which I am sure Magic Johnson was not. He was however the reason that I got interested in basketball.

Anyways this post is not about Magic Johnson. I am only writing this to say that I actually bought a basketball and have been going to shoot a few balls three days now. Isn’t that amazing?

The first time I went was right after I bought the basketball. It was on sale for three bucks. I figured why not, and then on the way home I decided to stop at the court and test it out. It has been almost two years since I last played basketball. I did manage to get some of the shots in the basket though.

The second time I went I managed to get more shots in so I am figuring if I keep going then I will be Magic Johnson in no time at all. I was interrupted a few times though. The first was when this girl who was out walking her two dogs managed to throw her doggy ball straight at my head. I heard “sorry, sorry” before I saw the ball flying right past my nose and the dogs come running between my legs. Well it didn’t hit me and the dogs didn’t knock me over so it was all right. And then this other guy (out walking his dog) came past that girl with her two dogs. Well. It was supposed to be a scene straight out of a chick movie right? They say hi. The dogs sniff each other’s butts and whammo… they go out on a date.

Alas. It was not to happen. The dogs took one look at each other and were at their throats. It was more like Alien vs Predator than any chick movie I had seen. The guy was shouting. The girl was screaming. They were lunging at their respective dogs trying to pull them off the other one. Not to happen however. The dogs paid no attention to their owners and kept on biting, barking, growling and chewing. The guy finally started kicking and punching his dog, all the time cursing, which finally deterred the dog. The guy seemed like he was going to bust a gut. He was red in the face and huffing and puffing. All the time this was going on I was trying my best not to laugh out loud.

Anyways that was the highlight of my day. I went back to shooting some balls and went home. Yesterday I also went to the court but there was no dogfight that day. The girl was there but she managed to aim her doggy balls away from me. Pretty unexciting after the other day anyways I managed to score some shots from the furthest end of the court. I reckon I keep going and going until I have perfected my skills. Who knows this could also assist me in losing some of the kilos I have put on since coming to Australia.