Right outta the womb I loved sports. It was only a matter of time when the gambling aspect leaked out. I played football at the second highest level & won't sit here & lie & say I was completely satisfied with not making it to the big time. I played the game the only way I was taught.. Rough, without fail & with a passion. In life those things matter greatly. I decided when I was 8 years young that I wanted to be a professional football player. I worked my butt off with the help of my father & mother to achieve my goal. It felt good beyond imaginable to be successful at this game. Then one day in my junior year of high school I noticed extra attention paid to me & then right then, I knew I may be on course to make this happen. I with the help of my teammates won the state championship that year & my senior year & subsequently landed a full scholarship to Boston College. I was excited to say the least. I've never left my state except to the Jersey shore for summer vacations. I was nervous & then I got a call from a long time friend. Carlos, my best friend at summer camp was a tremendous soccer player. This guy had all the talent in the world. We had it all planned out, he would play professional soccer, while I would lead my hometown Eagles to their first Superbowl. I've always kept in touch with Carlos those the years because he had something in common... we had dreams, really big ones. He called me late that Sunday night while I was going over my travel plans for my first year at college. He told me he was coming to see me before I left for Boston College. Then he said, Sammy, this is your time, make it happen just kike we planned as kids... for some reason the words rang through me like a slap in the face. I knew in life people have chances to make something special happen...sadly I was thinking the total opposite. I knew I could play, but on this level doubt crept in. I was a tight end. Without bragging, ( OK maybe a little) I could catch the ball really well. I had had a knack of making the catch. I hearken back to playing football in our apartment complex for hours till the dark was too dark to see the ball in the air. I arrived at Boston College with the right attitude & the chance to get to the NFL. I'll finish the story later, the moral of my story is yet to be written. NBA Record 0-1 - $ 2,590. Tough loss on the win less Nets last night in Brooklyn, I take that loss tough. No excuses ever from me. Bad breaks, missed foul shots, 20 point comebacks... I stick with my bet & live & die with it. Tonight I will prevail. I'm hard at work & will have a play by the afternoon. I'm looking into two games tonight, might play one or both. First game is the Pacers at undefeated Detroit. The Pistons have looked sharp this young season, knocking off the big bad Bulls in their last game in OT. The Pacers had the Raptors on the ropes opening night in Toronto but lost their way. Montae was a good pickup, they miss David West already & not sure if losing Hibbard will affect them outwardly. Pistons are a 5.5 fav at home. Other game is between the win less Lakers & the Denver Nuggets. Both games got my full attention right from the jump. Have a glorious day everyone & I'll see you later with my plays. Sammy will walk you straight to a victory tonight! Let the sun shine in
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Good evening to all my new friends. I hope everyone had a great day. Long day at the pizza shop for Sammy. I've been hard at work all day capping these two games. It took me a while , but I feel extraordinarily happy I made the right call. Here's what I see & like tonight. First of all I can't ignore the feeling that washed over my face very quickly when I glanced at the lines this morning while eating my breakfast. I always read the lines before work. Kind of a ritual for me with the NBA. My wife always leaves early, she's a teacher and wishes me a good day at the pizza shop. I devour my bagel & right then I knew it.. Pacers get their first win tonight in Detroit. Indiana Pacers ML @ + 165 for $ 500. The line was 5.5 for the Pistons and now it's 4.5.. I don't need or want the points. Pacers rough up the the 3-0 upstart Pistons in Motown. My other game is another win less team. This time I put my hard earned dough on the Lake Show. I promised myself I wouldn't touch this team until they earned a win...however I can't pass up a chance to take money from Vegas.. Denver looked good, real good opening night in Houston, haven't won since.. Lakers get a win tonight. Lakers -2 for $550. Good luck tonight guys, I will walk these white halls tonight a winner. Sammy Da Bull
