I was still a kid with a dream
If you don't know, I was born in Angola, and started playing Basketball very early. My upbringing in a country at was was not has fun as you can imagine but I had a freedom to learn and be anything that my parents always made sure we never used limiting words - from music, to science and sport I learn from my parents to look up to the greats. So I was a kid with a dream looking up to the greatest and seeing my parents dealing with the circunstances of war while never inspiring us to look past tradition, religion and to dream.
That was the greatest gift my parents game me and my siblings.
Love for Basketball
I was young and reading the few newspaper's cuttings of my mum wining local trophies inspired me to play Basketball. The ball use to be near my bed and I use to dribble always to school and back. Lost count of how many times I got into trouble for not coming back into the class and instead staying in the playground playing.
Love for science
My dad who is a Dr, PhD in preventive diseases in animals made sure that we were exposed to as much information we could. I remember spending my school holidays in the Veterinarian University, visiting the stables, and the labs. I learn from my dad that no matter what we read or learn there is always an alternative point of view that might be more appropriate to the circumstances.
When ever I had a question for my dad I knew I need to be prepared, I had to have read something or I needed two points of view to consider. Otherwise he would recommend me to to read a book on the subject - back days was an encyclopedia.
I did not know that both my parents were teaching me to be competence by learning as much about a subject and be independence while being in the moment and in control
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