Writing Assignment # 2

It didn’t take long for a boy from Washington Heights to fall in love with the game of basketball and begin an affair that would blossom and grow over the years.

“I like basketball. I like the competiveness of the game,” said Kevin Lozada, 19, a current Towson University Student from New York City. “I’ve been playing basketball competitively since 8th grade.”

When asked why he started playing basketball in the first place he said he played because everyone else was and because it was fun.

“I don’t know why I like it, I just do. I grew up playing it and I fell in love with the game,” he said. “It was also a healthy alternative to what other kids in my neighborhood were doing. It kept me of the streets.”

There a number of kids across the United States like Kevin who get involved in sports and other activities to escape the negative environment of their neighborhoods.