16 yr old Me and #OmarCruz were the only juniors on the team loaded with pro talent like #rubenredondo #melstocker #anthonyfaras #chriswadley #eliasmartinez #jasonbingham #johndenny #nick etc..we had a great coach #joselopez “joss”.. He got us prepared mentally to beat anyone and win state finally at Cholla.. We had a great first half.. But coach made the mistake to print out STATS and all players were anxious looking over them as competing against each other.. that’s when the TEAM fell apart.. we lost to the schools we hated with a passion like @cdohighschool and their well off players training facilities etc.. Shelley Duncan was a cocky ass. @iankinsler from @tigers was cool. Shelley brother Chris played with the @yankees @cardinals respectively. we almost got in a fight with them b/c they thought they could come to our home field @chollahigh and disrespect us.. Spoiled ass Shelley Duncan threw a bat from the dugout to the field.. what a cry baby.. he was tall like 6’3” But we were from the hood.. they were not raised with gangs.. Bloods vs Crips vs “the waleeks” Mexicans.. every lunch it was awesome b/c every group respected each other and had its areas.. But some times they would clash.. and there were fights, stabbings(rarely) we valued life, and even riots at the auditoriums. Other gang members from @Tucsonhigh would come and jump(beat the shit out of one) But we strongly believed that guns were for sissies.. so it was always all out @mma but without rules.. you couldn’t #tap out like today’s #millenials We would take nothing from no body.. we played with passion.. the streets, being poor, working our butt off.. there was no mental health education.. we would gets rid of our anxiety by kicking ass in sports or getting in fights.. and the Next day we would squash it.. that how I was on #southsidetucson #barrioanita #tucsonhigh #pueblohighschool #sunnysidehighscholl #catalinahighschool #4asonoran Oh man only 21 yrs ago and I feel like it was yesterday I wish I could back to those days... We had each other’s backs no matter what #allminorities against racist whites & cops.we lived and respected women to the fullest ⚾️🏈🏀⚽️🥎🥊GreedRacismRuinedAmerica 🇲🇽✌🤓 (at Cholla High Magnet School) https://www.instagram.com/p/By8MxCYBl65pj5ciMqBw67mB__YWQlcFViU9h80/?igshid=1g0oq5on41cua