Don't stop. Look back.
He is startled out of his mantra.
When he looks at what he is doing,
he sees that he has been shooting
the basketball at the hoop
for a few minutes
in tight repetition.
It doesn't phase him that he has gotten
maybe one in out of ten.
Sports had never come naturally to him,
but he is glad to play
and he is starting to pick up a few tricks.
The exercise feels good in his muscles
and the comradery that comes with the game
is a bonus.