The Ghetto Child's Anthem

"That's cool! Cuz I'm gonna be even better than before! Thanks!"

Elbert Hubbard, the writer and philosopher, once said, “A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher born in 4 BC, kept it real by saying, “It is a tough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” Dorothy Height, the civil rights activist, blew boyz away with this one, “Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”

On Wednesday night the Chicago Bulls ended the second longest winning streak in the history of American pro sports by beating the Miami Heat 101-97.  The boyz from South Beach were going after their 28th straight win when the inevitable happened. They suddenly reminded us that they were human.

 George Washington in speaking to his troops during the Revolutionary War said, “We may have lost the battle but we won the war.” That’s what LeBron and the leadership on that team needs to be focusing on playboy. The streak was a good time but it wasn’t the goal because they don’t give out rings for breaking winning streaks.

It’s like hangin’ out with a fine woman that brings absolutely nothing to the table but her looks. She makes the ride look good when you pull up but you never had any real intentions of marrying her. It was good while it lasted but now you’re on to the business at hand and that’s getting a ring.

Give big props to the Chi for showing up and playing a great and physical ball game. They brought it to LeBron especially and rattled him with hard fouls that should have been called as flagrant but that’s the way the joint goes sometimes. You gotta play through the foolishness and control the controllable. They got killed on the glass (43-31) all night long and made ole dull Carlos Boozer look like a freaking Hall of Famer with 21 points and 17 rebounds! Yes, I said Carlos Boozer! The dun that wore shoe polish on his head during a game on national television last year? That dun!

Jimmy Butler played like an All-Star making big shot after big shot finishing with 17 points. Luol Deng jumped out of the ride with 28 and Nate the Great added 14 still strapped in the car seat. They played a complete game and always remember that it’s the freaking NBA playa. You gotta know that you’re capable of getting beat at any time. So to see the streak end wasn’t surprising but it sure was fun to watch.

Let’s keep it real or all the way 100, whichever comes 1st! I’m watching all of these clowns today talking crazy about the Heat losing and not realizing what they’ve actually done. They’ve gotten better as a team bruh! In order to become great you’ve got to overcome obstacles and they’ve done just that along the way. Losing a game doesn’t change anything in the East playboy. If nothing else, it makes it that much more difficult for everybody else.

Any time a team can go on a darn near 2 month winning streak, erasing 7 double-digit deficits and coming from behind 11 times to win 27 straight games is not good for the rest of the league. It’s like a boy showing up to college, Corporate America or any job for that matter, coming from G.I. or any hood in America after surviving the war of the streets and the dysfunction of everyday life. You don’t want any part of him because he knows what’s on the other side and doesn’t want to go back.

There is a fire burning inside that makes him out work and out hustle everyone else that few people will ever understand. That’s the Heat right now homeboy. They understand what it takes to win and they also realize that the world doesn’t want them to. That’s the ghetto child’s anthem and it plays all day everyday. Don’t ever give a boy another reason to be even more successful than he already is. Trust me!

Holla At Ya Boy!
Jay Graves
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