How basketball impacted my success in school

Dear, Basketball

     I am writing to thank you for making me the man i am and giving me the skills neaded to excetl in school. you say how? i am just a game. but i say you are more then a game. their are many essentails and skills needed to play you. ofcourse athletic ability is required but that can only take you so far. other essentials are required to excel at you. these same essantials are the ones that help me succeed in school. the first one is hard work. hard work is a key ingredient in life as well as in a game such as you. with out hard work athletic ability is wasted and not used to the maximum potential. same goes for school. your brain is wasted if you dont use it to the best of its abilities. the second is dedication. hard work is pointless if your not dedicated. you have thought me to be dedicated to my school work and to bettering my self off of your hard wood. these too essentials combined have made me successful in school. thank you

                                                            Sincerely, a dedicated hard worker