My name is Tristan Thompson and I'm from Florence,South Carolina. I go to Wilson High School. I am a junior. I am 16 years old. I am 6'5. I play basketball for Wilson High school. I wear number 1. I love playing video games and watching movies on my free time. I work hard in school and on the court that's what I love to do. I'm a cool person to be around. I'm very chill and funny!

Everybody loves winning , I'm pretty sure every team wants to win and be a great team. But soon as you start losing everybody gets mad and doesn't want to support the team anymore. For example our football team has been losing a lot . Now fans , cheerleaders, etc are ready for basketball season because they are tired of seeing football loose . So I think there is a lot of emphasis put on sports.

There are many major challenges when being a student athlete.  One of the biggest challenges is making sure your grades are good. You can't be a student athlete with bad grades. Being a student athlete also helps you get into college. You can be good at sports and don't get the right looks because of bad grades.

Most people say female athletes have it more difficult than male athletes. I personally disagree because I feel like it's equal for all sports. The coaches may be hard on some but that's because they know what's best for you . As far as character and the sport as well. As far as the sport being played there is no difference. Men and Woman has the same rules in a sport. The sport is played in the exact same way, just one sport is Men and the other one is Woman.

YMCA means a lot to me. This is a gym i could always count on to go. I had played rec ball at the YMCA when I was 4 years old. Till this day I still go to the YMCA. I go there to work on my game with my dad. I also go there to play pick up games with my friends . Whenever something's on my mind i can always go to this gym just to go get it off my mind. This place in general made me become successful. This place taught me how to swim. This place made me better at basketball!

My biggest influence is my family. Whenever I'm having a hard time with basketball my Mom and Dad push me through it. They make sure I stay in the gym. They make sure I keep going whenever I think about giving up. My parents shows me the keys to success. They lead me to the right path not wrong. My dad shows me what moves to do in different scenarios. My Mom pushes me through school to make sure my grades are good. They push me to do well in school and on the court .

My definition of passion is finding what you love to do. A passion is something that's a value, holding a significant meaning to you or an activity that you can enjoy doing.

My passion is playing basketball and playing video games. I've been playing basketball since I was 4 years old. I really love playing basketball and working out daily. I love going to the gym and working on my craft. Whenever I'm on the court all my problems tend to go away. Being on the court is my happy place I always have fun while i'm on the court. Whenever i'm not working out or playing basketball I get on the game with my friends. Playing video games is also fun because you can chill and communicate with your friends.

The importance of sports media is so you can get your name out there not only locally but nationally. Sports media can also help with self confidence. Sharing posts of athletes can spread the word about them, not only their game but personality as well because everyone posts on social media daily. Sports media can get you on newspapers, blogs, articles, and broadcasts.