Many of us always want to win and be “number one”. We feel as if being “number two” is the end of the world, but it is not. People want to be the best but that takes hard work and commitment. Being ultra-competitive can keep us from enjoying life and we can lose sight of what is meaningful. When we are focused on winning all of the time, we do not accept losing and when we do lose, we beat ourselves up for it. In reality when we lose, we do not lose because we learn from that experience. In the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Morrie believes that being average and not always being the best is okay. Although Morrie has a terminal disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), he is an optimistic person. He believes the
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I ran the 800m, 1600m, and the 3200m. All of my hard work put in practice was worth it because I won first place in all of my events. Sophomore year was the year that I received the honor of being Eastern League Champion for female runners. There was no other girl better than me in the Eastern League. After the Eastern League Finals, I went to the Los Angeles City Finals. I was ready to take on another championship and make my coach proud. I remember the announcer making the first call for the 1600m race as I was about to eat a sandwich. My coach told me not to eat my sandwich and to warm up for my first race. I did what he said to do and also took five minutes to prepare mentally. I was about to compete with girls from all over the city. They were mostly Caucasian and Asian girls there. I did not see one single Hispanic female runner there other than myself. I felt very intimidated although I know I should not …show more content…
We cannot be angry or depressed for losing certain competitions. Time goes on; it does not stop simply because one is mad or depressed. Although running was my happiness, I found out that helping little kids with their homework and going out with my friends also made me happy. I was no longer alone and selfish focused on myself. I look back and, in a way, I am thankful for what happened to my knee because if it was not for that then I would continue being ultra-competitive and would not accept losing, but now I do. I accept there will be times in my life when I will not always win and that is
I ran the 800m, 1600m, and the 3200m. All of my hard work put in practice was worth it because I won first place in all of my events. Sophomore year was the year that I received the honor of being Eastern League Champion for female runners. There was no other girl better than me in the Eastern League. After the Eastern League Finals, I went to the Los Angeles City Finals. I was ready to take on another championship and make my coach proud. I remember the announcer making the first call for the 1600m race as I was about to eat a sandwich. My coach told me not to eat my sandwich and to warm up for my first race. I did what he said to do and also took five minutes to prepare mentally. I was about to compete with girls from all over the city. They were mostly Caucasian and Asian girls there. I did not see one single Hispanic female runner there other than myself. I felt very intimidated although I know I should not …show more content…
We cannot be angry or depressed for losing certain competitions. Time goes on; it does not stop simply because one is mad or depressed. Although running was my happiness, I found out that helping little kids with their homework and going out with my friends also made me happy. I was no longer alone and selfish focused on myself. I look back and, in a way, I am thankful for what happened to my knee because if it was not for that then I would continue being ultra-competitive and would not accept losing, but now I do. I accept there will be times in my life when I will not always win and that is