My Athletes Wanted Story – Marko Markovic
After reading the Athletes Wanted novel, I had come to a realization that I really missed an opportunity to be part of the recruiting process. Throughout my whole life I was involved with sports. I played all types, but I concentrated mostly on basketball and soccer. I played club soccer most of my life, but after 8th grade I stopped. It wasn’t so much that I was lazy, but that I started to lose the love of being part of a team. During high school all of my former teammates urge me on to continue playing with them during that time. I just didn’t want to devote myself to that. I really just wanted to be a regular teenager with a social life. As the years went on I started to miss being part of something special. Being part of a team. I no longer had that, and to this day I miss it.
I know that during the recruiting process it can be long and stressful. For most student athletes that go through the process, they know that they have to put a lot of work into it. I would have been that student athlete. I wouldn’t say I was a below average athlete but average enough to be able to play somewhere and be part of a team. Be part of something special. There I go again. How great would it have been to be in contact with college coaches who are just eager to have you on their team. Or, how cool it would have been to go across the country and visit schools officially and unofficially. Get a chance to meet the players and get know more about the tradition that is with every single university. I can’t believe that I missed out on such a great opportunity! An opportunity that could have given my family a chance to pay for some of my education, or maybe even go to a higher academic institution.
If I had the same passion back than as I do now about recruiting, and playing sports, than I would have still been part of a team. I recommend this book to anyone who has the love and passion for sports. If you’re extremely dedicated and want to continue pursing your sport onto the next level, than this is the exact novel you would want to get your hands onto. This novel is not only dedicated to student athletes, but also to parents as well. It’s a must read for anyone who loves the recruiting process and sports in general.
