Alevia Tallo
Summer finally says its goodbye and the fall leaves and cold wild says hello for the first time in a few months. I never wanted summer to end knowing that I made so many memories and I wanted to make more. Looking back, I learned so much over the summer of 2013. The gold, plastic trophy first place shines over my desk and memories flood back into my head. I was so happy my cousin made me join beach volleyball. I was never the outgoing type or the person who tried to make new friends and talk with strangers. For some it was only a sport, but for me it was watching me grow as a person, experience new things, coming out of my shell and showing that fun crazy side of me.
We both get to practice, closing my car door I can see about 20 other girls passing the volleyball around and i was excited I could here my heart beating out of my chest. Walking up I knew I was pretty good and I knew id fit right in. Most of the girls were very pretty, tan, and very tall. About ten minutes into the practice I realize that I’m terrible and the team is better off without me. I’m about 4’11, 100 pounds, very pale, and my …show more content…
“She’s so tiny how does she do that”, was usually what I heard on the sidelines when I served. Coming from a girl who was the weakest link to becoming a fun, bubbly girl, who was a starter on the team, and all of my teammates were so happy every time I showed up to the games because they needed me. Not only did I grow as a person and a volleyball player, I made so many new friends and memories. I learned that even the greatest sport players all started from somewhere. A few weeks before I thought Id never be as good as the others, but I proved everyone else wrong including myself. I set goals, worked hard, and today there 2 gold, plastic, first place trophy’s sitting on my desk that shine back at me and brink back so many
Summer finally says its goodbye and the fall leaves and cold wild says hello for the first time in a few months. I never wanted summer to end knowing that I made so many memories and I wanted to make more. Looking back, I learned so much over the summer of 2013. The gold, plastic trophy first place shines over my desk and memories flood back into my head. I was so happy my cousin made me join beach volleyball. I was never the outgoing type or the person who tried to make new friends and talk with strangers. For some it was only a sport, but for me it was watching me grow as a person, experience new things, coming out of my shell and showing that fun crazy side of me.
We both get to practice, closing my car door I can see about 20 other girls passing the volleyball around and i was excited I could here my heart beating out of my chest. Walking up I knew I was pretty good and I knew id fit right in. Most of the girls were very pretty, tan, and very tall. About ten minutes into the practice I realize that I’m terrible and the team is better off without me. I’m about 4’11, 100 pounds, very pale, and my …show more content…
“She’s so tiny how does she do that”, was usually what I heard on the sidelines when I served. Coming from a girl who was the weakest link to becoming a fun, bubbly girl, who was a starter on the team, and all of my teammates were so happy every time I showed up to the games because they needed me. Not only did I grow as a person and a volleyball player, I made so many new friends and memories. I learned that even the greatest sport players all started from somewhere. A few weeks before I thought Id never be as good as the others, but I proved everyone else wrong including myself. I set goals, worked hard, and today there 2 gold, plastic, first place trophy’s sitting on my desk that shine back at me and brink back so many