Rags-to riches

This week in my blog I'm going to talk about my favorite basketball player's life story which is Dwyane Wade. Dwyane wade was raised by his single mother Jolinda. Wade's mother was struggling to take care of wade and his siblings so she was forced to be on welfare causing Wade and his five year old sister to bounce from their mother's and father's place. Due to low income Dwyane wade quote: "There was no birthday presents or Christmas gifts," Wade says. "you just didn't ever ask for what you wanted. It was my mission as a young kid to overcome being poor. I had so many dreams so many aspirations." When Dwyane Wade was 8 years old his sister Tragil changed the course of his life by simply tricking him onto a bus ride to his father's house. Dwyane wade took a liking to his new home, new family, and new friends, but as soon as Dwyane wade was getting comfortable in his new home his Father Dwyane Sr. Moved his family to a house in the south suburbs of Chicago. Frow Wade: "It was a rough suburb, but it was a big step up," Wade says, "you could go outside late at night and you wouldn't hear gunshots." This new environment allowed Wade to play basketball with his stepbrothers and their friends. Wades Senior year was very difficult. Although he was dominating on the basketball court, which managed to earn him seventh place in Illinois' Mr. Basketball voting, His father Dwyane Wade Sr, and stepmother were having marital problems which made Wade's life very stressful but he stay positive and did everything he could to get out of poverty by getting tutored for the Act by several schoolteachers to meet the requirements necessary to play basketball in college. Wade had to sit out his freshmen year of college due to missing the Act score by 1 point. Wade finally had the opportunity to play during his sophomore year at Marquette and showcase his game. Wade immediately made waves which led to him getting Drafted by the "Miami Heat" in 2003. It was then he accomplished all his goals he set out to do and made it out of poverty and other obscecules he had to face during high school and college. So his message is to never give up on your dreams because anything is possible.