The theme of the story, Sometimes a dream needs a push, is to Never give up!
Explanation:
Walter Dean Myers is an excellent writer who writes short stories for children. In one of his story, ‘Sometimes a dream needs a push’, he explains how Chris Blair who dreams to be a basketball player, one day meets with an accident and all his dreams are shattered. It is then when a man name Evans invites Chris to be a part of his wheelchair basketball team.
In his initial days Chris faces many difficulties but despite that he became a hustler and overcame all the hardships. And from then on Chris dreams finally turns into reality, and he chased basketball despite being in a wheelchair.