He was a huge thug looking guy and I was supposed to guard him. So throughout the night we went to war. I did all I could do to stop this huge thug, and we were almost to the point of fighting. I would foul him so hard and he would foul me right back.
Then the next school year comes around and I see him walking around my school going to classes and I think to myself great... another big thug who will try and make our basketball team. If he makes it he will be a ball hog, be selfish, never talk to anyone, and just cause problems.
Wow. I was so wrong.
I saw him walking home, because he's not hard to miss, and told him to get in my truck I would give him a ride home. At first he told me no because of our past, but then he finally got in and we talked for a minute. why was he at the school? did he want to play basketball? where does he live? just a long list of stuff till we finally got to his house and dropped him off...he didn't say thanks or bye just got out.
The next day at school I see him again, but now he is walking up to me through the crowd. When he reached me he shook my hand, because I was the only one at the school who talked to him. I, along with the whole school, stereotyped him, leaving him isolated in a huge school. He asked if he could hang with me and my friends.
Long story short he became one of my best friends, and he still is even to this day. And now, when anyone sees us together or playing ball, they call us "Rob and Big" from the Rob Dydreck show.
I am one of the many who stereotyped Big Will before I even met the guy and got to know him and as it turned out he is one of my lifelong best friends.
And just for the record in that game we played against eachother....I hit the game winning free throw and scored 14 on him ;).
I love your post. I just finished writing mine and before I posted it I wanted to read the ones already posted just to see if I had gotten the right feel. Apparently I did because I feel like we wrote the same post! Thank you for sharing your experience with me.
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