want vs need

High School Athletics

When I was in school, a lot of the boys read comic books. One of the comic books is Slam Dunk. They were amazed at the storyline and wanted to be like the characters.

So they wanted to play basketball.
Similar to what they have read, they wanted to practice the moves.
So they went out onto the playground and played basketball.

Other kids watched their favorite athletes on TV, and wanted to mimic them. So they went out into the field and copied what their hero did on TV.

I was not an exception.