I never liked reading as a kid,couldn't stand it as a teen in high school either.
I never had no one explain the importance of reading. I went through school playing sports, thinking that I wold go to NBA. I really believe that Los Angeles Unified School District owes my parents a refund on my education.
If the teachers didn"t care about my grades why should I..I had a wicked jumpshot,and was doing pretty well with the young ladies. My coaches took care everything.
I heard a old man say while I was doing time, that they hide everything from a black man in a book,I told him "yyeah righ" he said"go take a look" So I did
I started reading more, and more,and in other words they gave a crook a book and now im hooked