2007 Paper 1 Question 3 :D

Gray was a young,energetic,earnest,modest,responsible and diligent basketball player in the past.He inspired to be a number 1 basketball player like Michael Jordan and through years of massive training,he managed to win many national competition.Thus,he gained the support of many people and the girls' in school were all crazy about him.However,Gray changed drastically over the years.He became ignorant,proud and he might have thought that he was already a professional,so he slacks during trainings.

Then on one fateful competition,the whole team lost mainly because of him.A few months before the competition,the team trained vigorously almost everyday except for him.Many people distance themselves away from him because he was not training hard enough and he even ordered the teammates around.As his best friend,I've seen the changes in him and the way his friends treated him and talked to him about it before.But he not only did not take my advice,he even ignored me for a few days.After we have reconcilled,I did not dare to bring it up anymore.

During the competition,he did not display teamwork and whenever he has the ball in his hands,he wouldn't want to pass it to his teammates,instead he tried to show off and score the points himself.The whole competition seems like a one man show which eventually leads to the victory of the opponent.At the time when the competition ended and the winner was announced,many people couldn't belive it,especially me.I could hear people sighing,crying and grumbling about the whole game.Some was even too shocked that they stared into space with their jaw hanging open widely.As for me,i knew how he felt at that moment and went to look for him.I found him in the restroom and saw tears welling up in his eyes.Without thinking twice,I ran towards him and comfort him by giving him a hug.I knew he felt terrible.

He absent himself from school for a few days as he was ashamed of himself and couldn't face the people who has put faith in him.During his absence,I've heard negative feedback about him.His teammates said it serves him right for being so bossy and for his bad character.Some people also felt sorry for him.I went to visit him to see his condition as well as to encourage him.Even though he failed this time round,he still have other oppurtunites and there were still a lot of people supporting him.As the saying goes,when one door shuts,another opens and where there is life there is hope.He told me he felt useless and remorseful but i comforted him that success comes with failures and he should never give up his dream.Perhaps he felt enlightened by my words..he came back to school and continued to work extra hard to acheive his dream.

Over the next few years,he slowly tried to gain back the supports and respect of people and his teammates that he had once lost.Although the road was tough and full of obstacles,he overcome the difficulties in life.He learned from his mistakes and now you can see him playing in the NBA along with Michael Jordan.

Cylvi & Liyan
We are very proud of Gray.
This is a life account.