“I’ve played basketball almost my entire life. At the age of 6 I was picking up a leather ball that was as big as my torso and heaving it at a circular rim 10 feet above the ground only to watch it reach its apex, then plummet back down towards my face without hitting either the rim or the backboard. By the time I was 10 years old, basketball had become a mainstay in my life. I was in leagues, I played at recess during school, and I was outside every single day, rain or shine, imitating the likes of my favorite NBA stars. At that age, what attracted me to the game was the precision that the sport demanded. It was the fact that I could shoot all night long and no matter how many balls went through that hoop, I could still get better. It became an addiction that consumed my adolescent life. I was in love with the game and nothing else mattered but the feeling that I got when I watched that ball go through that rim. I had no idea how much more the game had to offer.”
-James Lafferty
Top 10 Friendships (as voted by my followers)
1. Lucas and Haley (One Tree Hill)
“I will always be there for you, Haley. You’ll always be my best friend.”
“I think she has taught me a lot about being human. She is even more compassionate than I am. She is the kindest soul and has a very trusting heart and always looks for the positive. Having her guidelines in my life has changed my ways. It’s kind of a mix now of what we both believe in and that is a great path for me”
One Tree Hill Alphabet →Haley James Scott
“Sometimes I feel incredibly disconnected, really uncomfortable in my own skin, or kind of like I don’t fit into this world. Like I was born at the wrong time and I don’t belong.”
CHARACTERS I LOVE —Haley James Scott
“Someone once said, death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live. I could tell you who said it but.. who the hell really cares?”
