The Walk-On
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When I heard the squeaking of the other shoes on the court, I took a step back to see where I was at; as I heard the nine other players talking on the court beside me, I knew the atmosphere was so different, so unique, so incredible. I took a look around me and realized that I was living out an experience of a lifetime, wearing a jersey that said ARIZONA on the front, and engraved on the back of the jersey was BAGGA with a big #11 underneath my name. I didn’t have time to reminisce about all this stuff, because I had just checked into our first home game, against Virginia, and seconds later, I would come off of a screen to score my first collegiate basket. There were so many emotions I was feeling after I scored. My dream had become an awesome reality, and suddenly I found myself caught up in the moment. The arena was so loud I couldn’t hear myself think; all I could do was smile and soak up the experience and think about how many more there were to come. Experience is defined as the apprehension of an object, thought, or emotion through the senses or mind. Opportunity is defined as a chance for progress or advancement. In life when we have opportunities, we must grab them by the neck to get an experience that is much wanted. In my life, I have had many opportunities come before me that I have either turned down, ran away from, or just did not care about. But this opportunity was unlike any other opportunity that had ever crossed my path. This is my story, my journey, my opportunity, my experience that changed my life. We have all heard the old saying "Be the best you can be," and that applies to virtually everything in life, from language to lay-ups, science to slam dunks, history to hoops; you guys get the idea. To be the best at something, whatever it is in life, we have to learn to make sacrifices.
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About the Book
THE WALK-ON is a story about a young man and how he experiences the game of college basketball through his eyes, telling people what it is like going through the rigorous routine of being a division 1 athlete for one of the best basketball programs arguably in the country and finding out what the journey is all about. He experiences many highs and lows throughout the way but shows that inspiration, determination, a good work ethic and a team first attitude is what it takes to make the experience a great one. Playing for 3 coaches in 4 years David shows what it is like adapting to different methodologies and coming together with a group of guys from all around the country to make up a team.
David Bagga was a Student-Athlete at the
“David is a very team oriented player, all he wants to do is help us win basketball games.” – Hall of fame coach Lute Olson
About the Author
Basketball player from the University of Arizona, graduated with a degree in May of 2009. He really is a dedicated person who works very hard at whatever he does and has a great personality. David was a crowd favorite at the University of Arizona for 4 years and really made the most out of his experience on and off the court. He has the ability to capture the reader with his unique first person journal format and really makes the reader feel like their literally in his shoes playing in a game or going through a practice