Throwback24 wrote:People stop me on the street all the time and ask, what's our story Throwback?
No matter your specific age grouping, in high school we were all watching some version of this team. In some cases, some of us had no idea what +/- even meant. From watching legends like Lenny Wilkins coach this team to transitioning to Kevin O'neill, we watched this team evolve and devolve through multiple iterations. I'll never forget this one scene of Chris Bosh crying on the end of the bench in his rookie year (IIRC). That level of passion speaks volume.
There was a point in time some of us even pinned our hopes on one
I became a man watching this team. Every big moment. HS friends have come and go. The same applies to post secondary friends. Lovers. Jobs. Sunk in thoughts. Adulthood encapsulates that time lapse and growth. During our formative years, we watched a team littered in turmoil and instability. Give me any year and I can tell you exactly who the love of my life was. Who my favorite player on the team was. What my insignificant but real stresses and struggles were.
Our lives are about definitive change and significant crossroads. Over time it also becomes a question of making better choices and grasping with certain uncomfortable realizations.
Through every phase of our life, the Raptors were there. RealGM was as well.
When I ask
where do we go from here, it's more than just a question. It's a partial statement on our rise from young impressionable boys to men. Finding our muse so to speak. My thoughts on the transformation of this team are also reflective of the transformations that have taken place in our personal lives.
When you persist, anything truly is possible.
Who would you be if you spent 12 months in the right environment? That's what better choices are about. The environment that will give you the best chance of staying on track. That's going to offer you progress as well as growth, and a real shot at actualizing and experiencing the
strongest version of you.
Who we are friends. What's your story?
Would echo many of my same sentiments.
And where are we now? I extend to you the challenge of developing the same character and follow through. Our character gets exposed in times of weakness, I ask you too walk the walk friends.
