This was very challenging because not only did my grades drop to a C or below but also my time was limited. I had goals of completing my classes with A’s so that I would qualify for open lunch in my senior year. I had no option but to cut out social time, sleep time and even quality time with my family to achieve my goal. I stayed behind two to three hours after school four days a week while functioning on less than five hours of sleep everyday. The stress was getting to me because I kept on forgetting what I had studied for my tests, which resulted in me failing a couple of tests. After two months of struggle and looking like a zombie everyday at school the finals come around. At this point, I knew if I score B or higher in all the finals I would accomplish my goal. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned and I failed. I felt betrayed, but I remembered to stay positive and look for alternatives. I arranged an appointment with my counselor and she had advised me to attend summer school in order to reach my goal. Three weeks after school was dismissed for summer break, I came back to school to attend summer school. I finished the course and succeeded in reaching my goal. I still think I could’ve settled for less and convinced myself to give up hadn’t I worked hard and believed in …show more content…
Starting off I didn’t take the sport seriously; I always played it as a hobby and cared less about its rules. Practicing summer after summer I realized there is more to the game than just throwing the ball into the hoop. I then discovered books and online tutorial videos to help increase my intellect and skill of the game. In my sophomore year, I tried out for the first basketball team of my basketball career and unfortunately I was cut from the team on the last day of tryouts. I was disappointed in myself because I spent two hundred and fifty dollars on my basketball shoes and didn’t even get a chance to showcase them in an expedition game. I tried out again in my junior and again I was cut from the team, but this time my shoes weren’t that expensive so I spared myself a little