From Garrahy to the Ryan Center

Having home games are one of my favorite things about college basketball. Which is why I am going to talk about my walk from my dorm room to the arena on game day. I just love everything about game day when it's a home game. Every morning I wake up on a regular day I am always still sleepy but on a game day, I feel alive and energized and even wake up before my alarm for some strange reason. We have a light shooting practice in the morning on game days and my walk from my dorm to the gym is usually just normal. I walk with a few of my teammates and we talk about our opponent and what is key to win the game. It's usually freezing outside so sometimes I just get a ride because I just want to get to practice. After practice I go back to my dorm and take a nap or watch youtube videos of some of my favorite players. Our home games are usually at 7pm and I like to get to the gym early so I leave my dorm at around 5pm. Before I leave my dorm I put my phone on "do not disturb" mode so no one can bother me then I make sure I have everything in my bag, grab my head phones and head out. I like to walk alone the second time I go to the gym because I get in this zone where I just blast the music through my beats head phones and bob my head to the lyrics. While I'm doing that I visualize what I would like to do during the game, I visualize the crowd roaring, I visualize perfect scenarios in my head to remain confident and positive going into the game. As I sometimes stomp through the snow and watch my step for ice, my socks usually get wet and I have to change my socks. As I get closer to the gym I usually already see students waiting on line and I always acknowledge them because it shows their true rhode pride the fact that they get to the arena before me and I appreciate that. It takes me approximately seven minutes to get to the arena from my dorm, but those seven minutes are one of a kind. I feel as though I am literally in my own world for an hour. No one can bother me, it's just me, my music, and my thoughts and imagination.