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Memorable Moment

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That night was a game I will always remember. It brings me great joy and gives me deep pride. It is one of the greatest feelings I have ever experienced in my life. It was and still is a moment that I look back on and reminisce. I used to work for a private company at Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino as a Casino Dealer, and that memorable moment happened when I played basketball with my casino team. I have played basketball tournaments in high school and in government leagues, however, none of them compares when I played in Tinian Dynasty’s Inter-Department Basketball Tournament. It was a popular event that happens every year between different departments of the company, and I was just in time to join the tournament. My teammates and I did advance to the …show more content…

There was about 00.04 seconds left in the game, and the other team still had to inbound the ball back into the court for their chance to score. A player from the other team, still dazed and confused, did not know what to do and tried to pass the ball to his teammate, but miraculously, one of my teammates, Elmo, was able to intercept the ball and lay it up for a quick basket. As I watch the ball drop to the bottom of the net, that is when I heard the sound of the horn go off. The final seconds of the game has ended, and our team and fans went jumping up and down, yelling and screaming in celebration and joy. It was then we were declared the victors. The final score of the game was 106-105. It was an unbelievable basketball game I ever played. The feeling was like playing in the NBA. Everyone else as well who witnessed the night of our comeback victory were amazed. All I could ever think of now was just how I reacted without even thinking about what to do during those last eleven seconds. Just never giving up was my mentality. Time was short, but felt long and fast. I was placed in a time zone where I will always remember that glorious

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