THA NEXT BEST THING COMIN TO YOUR CITY WATCH OUT!

by JOHNNY YATES JR.
(HOUSTON,TEXAS)

ALL I WANT IS TO PLAY THA SPORT I LOVE AND BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THA LEAGUE. I KNOW I HAVE THE SKILLS TO MAKE IT AND THA MIND POWER TO DO WHAT EVER I PUT MY MIND TO.

I'VE BEEN TO COLLEGE ON AN 117 THOUSAND DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP AND WAS MESSED OVER BY ONE OF MY TEACHERS WHO CLAIMED MY GRADE WAS ONE THING AND WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE GAVE ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND DROP MY GPA AND I LOST MY SCHOLARSHIP AND THERE WENT MY DREAMS.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT ALL MY LIFE AND IT WAS TAKEN WITHIN AN BLINK OF AN EYE. I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT. I HAVE THE TALENT BUT NOT THE RESOURCES TO GET THERE, AND I BELIEVE GOING OVERSEAS CAN GET ME THERE ALL I ASK OF U TO GIVE THIS YOUNG MAN A CHANCE TO CHANGE MY LIFE FOR THA BETTER.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE IT TO HELP MY MOM WHO HAD GOTTEN TWO JOBS TO SUPPORT ME WHILE I'VE BEEN FROM COLLEGE TO COLLEGE ALL ON BROKEN PROMISES.

I WENT TO MIDLAND TEXAS TO PLAY BALL BUT IT WASN'T WHAT THEY PROMISED AND THEN I GOT WORD MY MOTHER WAS ILL SO I CAME HOME TO WORK TO TRY AND HELP HER THEN WHEN SHE GOT BACK WELL ENOUGH SHE STARTED BACK WORKING NOT ONE BUT TWO JOBS BECAUSE SHE WANTED ME TO GO FOR MY DREAMS.

THATS WHY I ASK U TO CONSIDER ME AND I WILL WORK HARD AND GIVE ALL I GOT TO BE THA BEST. I WENT TO TALLADEGA COLLEGE AS WELL. THAT WAS THA LAST COLLEGE I ATTENDED AND IT WASN'T ALL WHAT THEY SAID EITHER.

I PLAYED IN SOME GAMES THOUGH I SCORED 21 PTS A GAME AND GOT 10 REBS AND 4 ASST. I'VE HAD A DOUBLE DOUBLE EACH GAME SO U SEE ITS ALL THERE TALENT AND EVERYTHING. I KNOW SKILLS DON'T MATTER IF U AINT GOT YOUR MIND TOGETHER BUT BELIEVE ME I DO.

I CAME FROM FOREST BROOK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATED IN 2006 UNDER COACH GOODE. HE HAS REALLY BEEN TRYN TO GET ME THERE BUT NOW I KNOW I HAVE TO STEP OUT AND HELP MYSELF AS WELL.

THATS WHY I'VE CAME TO THE DECISION TO WRITE U ALL. AND I THANK U AHEAD TIME FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN ALLOW ME TO APPLY FOR THIS.

THANKS SINCERELY JOHNNY YATES JR. THA NEXT BEST THING COMING TO YO CITY WATCH OUT!