Game Seven

Game seven of a championship series seems like a fairy tale. It's talked about so often but only a chosen few ever get to experience it first hand. Every kid dreams of playing in one. Regardless of what sport you're playing, it's the first thing you imagine in the driveway. Hitting a walk-off home run, scoring the game winning goal in overtime or hitting that buzzer beating shot, it's a fantasy. Only a handful of people are allowed the joy (and stress) of playing in a game seven while the rest of are left to watch. Two teams battling with courage and desperation as one is left with the agony of defeat and the other is left with shear joy. The difference in the feelings is immense. One team, goes home the victor, reaching the top of their sport. The other is left with one question, "What if?" Some never make it back, some go many times, but it's not always the same. The journey to that point is long and hard but it's hard to imagine that after all of it, it comes down to one game, one night. In front of the entire world you put your heart, your spirit and your body on the line for that chance to take home the ultimate prize. Nothing can prepare you for it, not even your driveway dreams.