"I used to get nervous in pick up games. Any games I played, because I didn't want to disappoint."

Why is my username Iverson? Why is this the quote I've put forward to describe me? It's true. I used to get nervous. Any games I played. I used to be so caught up in who I was, how good I was, how good everyone else thought I was, my legacy as a player. I used to be. All it ever did was hold me back. And I learned. It was then that I learned to put everything I had out on the floor, with no regrets for what happened. I was lauded and I was roasted. I won games and I lost games. I was the greatest and the most overrated. I was filled with fire and I poured out my heart. I knew that every result, good and bad, was my best. I knew that I was imperfect. I knew I left it all on the line. I knew I was happy with how I played. I know I don't have any regrets.

We all know that our time with the game is going to end some day, we just don't know when. How was I going to let other people tell me how to feel about it?

So yeah, I used to get nervous. Any games I played, because I didn't want to disappoint. I used to.

And now, 7 months after I wrote the above, it has rang out and made itself clear: My time was already up, and I didn't yet know it. It was a fantastic ride.