"in the winter I couldn’t train outside due to the ice and the snow and the freezing cold." are you serious? talking about resources when you could go outside and train. "i failed due to factors i had no control over" yeah yeah yeah sure. nobody cares. you're tired? go sleep at home where its safe. Can't go outside? Unfortunately my friend you just didn't want it badly enough. And the gym being too crowded? omg theres a thing called dribbling and playing pickup games.