Perception varies greatly whether you are someone who is not fazed with trying new things. It takes a person with a lot of fortitude to play a new sport, try new hobby, get a new job, etc. It also depends on the amount of effort you display. If you do not give it your all, it gives others more opportunities to ridicule and make of fun of you. If you put the effort in and show that you want to be good, others will notice.
A perfect example of someone crossing an unfamiliar boundary is a man named Philip Brooks. Philip Brooks, who goes by the name of CM Punk, is a former professional wrestler who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He left the WWE at the height of his career to pursue his dream of being a professional mixed martial artist. Many were critical toward Brooks’ decision to become a mixed martial artist, saying that he would lose and that he was too old for the sport. Although he lost in his debut fight, Brooks gained the respect of many because he was willing to do something that others would not be willing to do. He still has aspirations to become a mixed martial artist and to prove the doubters wrong. I watched Philip Brooks’ fight on live television. I wanted him to win, not only because I used to watch him when I was younger, but because I knew that he was doing something courageous. Not a lot of people would go through a change in careers nor try something that they had no prior experience with. After his fight, I saw that he was faced with a lot of criticism and a lot of people saying, “I told you so.” It made me think about a time in which I personally made a change and wanted to try something new. With no prior knowledge to the game of lacrosse, I gave it a try and overcame some obstacles. This is my story. When I was fifteen years old, I was a chubby, 5-foot-tall kid who wanted to play for the basketball team for my high school, DePaul Catholic. Basketball was my favorite sport and even though I was one of the shortest people in my grade, I thought that I was capable of making the team. I had been playing basketball since I was eight years old. Even though I wasn’t fast nor was I ever good at dribbling a basketball with my left hand, I felt that seven years of experience would increase my chances for making the team. Let’s just say that I am now retired from basketball and that my playing days came to an end on the day of the basketball tryout. My intention was to not play any other sport at DePaul. I did not know how to play other sports and did not want …show more content…
I talked to some people that I knew were playing lacrosse and told them that I was going to play. The first person that I told was my friend, Mike. Ironically, I met Mike, a kid who was my height and had very curly hair, at a basketball camp that my high school was hosting during the summer. I told him that I was a bit nervous, but he told me to not worry and that he would teach me some of the basics. I also told my other friend, Collin, a goalkeeper who was 6 feet tall, that I was going to play as well, and he gave me some insight on the game and how to play it. My other friend, Lou, an Italian kid who had the same body frame as me, offered to go passing with me so that I can get some sort familiarity with the sport. I was grateful that I at least knew some people that were going to play