Jose Ruiz BMX Final Draft

A couple years back, in my old neighborhood, there were two boys, Anthony and Jojo. They were the closest friends I have seen in my life. They knew each other like the back of their hands. They were always with each other and they were both interested in the same things. Their friendship was great, and nothing could destroy that, well that’s what people thought.
Jojo was a little taller than Anthony and always gave him advice as if he was his little brother. He was a good student and always worked hard for what he wanted. Anthony was the bad one of the two and still got what ever he asked for. He was a bad student that cared more about being funny than doing what he had to do to pass in class. Outside of school he is cool depending on who he is with. The way he acts is determined by the people he is with at the moment.
Well, it all started when Jojo spotted a BMX rider on his bike. The bike was black with chrome wheels and a small seat that was lowered all the way down so it can stay out of his way while he was doing tricks. The man was in his young and was pretty good at BMX. After watching the guy pass by doing some tricks it made Jojo think about BMX. When Jojo saw the bike he said to Anthony, “I’m gonna get myself one of those bikes” but Anthony did not believe him because for one of those BMX bikes it cost around $500 or more.
After that day Jojo began saving up what ever change or money he got, but about a week later Anthony’s cousin gave him a BMX bike. As soon as he got his bike he went straight to Jojo’s house to show off his new bike. Anthony started saying how cool his bike was and how Jojo would never get a bike like his. After Jojo saw Anthony’s new bike he was jealous so he felt like he had to hurry and get a BMX bike for himself. So that same day, he found someone that was selling a Haro for cheap, and he went home and gathered the little money he had saved up and went and bought it. Jojo got his knew bike so he wasn’t as jealous anymore even though his bike wasn’t as nice.
After Anthony and Jojo got their bikes, they were riding everyday non stop. One day Jojo asked Anthony, “Why did we want these bikes so bad if we don’t know how to do any tricks”? Anthony thought about it and then he said “Well let’s learn some tricks!” Well they started trying BMX tricks every day. They started practicing their bunny hops by hopping on curbs and other little things. They practiced everyday and Anthony was always hopping curbs and other things while Jojo couldn’t really get off the ground. He would always get jealous and get mad because Anthony was always rubbing it in his face and was always saying “You suck and you’ll never be as good as me”. Jojo got upset but that didn’t stop him from practicing every day.
Like one time When Anthony and Jojo were riding they found some cones so they decided to set them up so they could jump over them. Jojo went first and he didn’t even get his back wheel off the ground which made him fall off the bike. Anthony was watching the whole time but he didn’t bother to help him up or ask him if he was alright all he did was point and laugh in his face called him names like loser and screw up. Jojo didn’t take too bad because Anthony would always laugh and call him bad names whenever he fell or didn’t do something right.

Jojo began practicing all the time, even when he wasn’t with Anthony. He would drive around on his bike to different places looking for things like benches and steps he could use to do tricks. The more he practiced the better he got until the next time he saw Anthony. Then Anthony saw a change in his riding. Anthony then felt threatened because he wasn’t better anymore, he was equal. They both could do the same things just as good as one another. Jojo kept practicing whenever he could.
He then was not afraid to do much instead of letting fear get to him; he would always say to himself “What’s the worst that can happen?” He would grind ledges and rails without even thinking and if he fell he would get up and try it again. On the other hand, Anthony was afraid to do everything, even the smallest ledges. That is what made Jojo better because in BMX you can’t be afraid to take a fall and Anthony was always afraid and this stopped him from trying everything Jojo tried. Anthony always said “I know I’m not ready for that yet” and he would always do the same old things they would at the same old places since when they first started riding BMX. Even though Anthony knew Jojo was now better than him, he still tried to tell everybody, including himself that he was better than Jojo.
No matter what new trick Jojo did in front of Anthony he still wouldn’t admit that he wasn’t as good as Jojo until one day when Jojo spotted this one flight of steps in Penns Landing. It was the perfect set up. It was wide and was clear from anything that could mess him up. He was afraid at first but he knew that spot was the perfect place to pull off a tail whip 360 over the steps. So he sat and thought about it for a while and Anthony said “just come on you know you can’t do it, whats the point of standing here looking at steps you’re not gonna do anything on?” like he would always say. So Jojo thought for a couple more seconds then he finally did it. A tail whip 360 over 12 steps and landed perfectly on his bike. As soon as he landed the first thing he did was look at Anthony’s face and waited to see what he was going to say but Anthony didn’t say a word. After Jojo pulled that trick it didn’t matter to him if Anthony admit he wasn’t as good or not because Jojo proved that he was better.
After that Anthony and Jojo stop being friends because Jojo finally realized how horrible of a friend he was. Even though Jojo didn’t have anybody to ride with he loved the sport and so he kept riding. He eventually went pro and became a great pro BMX rider. After every event and at every interview when they asked him for any advice he would always say “Never let anyone tell you, you can’t do something” and walk away humbly.