A few of my teenage memories went towards my grades in school and losing great opportunities with events, belongings, and the confidence of myself. Everything seemed so hard for me majority of the time, looking back on it makes me wish I could have a “do over.’’ As time passed, I grew up and redeemed myself from all the failure I went through.
Or to go back: There I was a young boy at the age of fourteen, full of energy, jokes, and a desire to be successful in life. My plans in life were to be a successful basketball player, drive an expensive vehicle, own a motorcycle, and basically have the main belonging ive always wanted. My middle school years were the hardest years ive went through, well those an part of my high school years. I was always determined to make friends …show more content…
I had a mindset that a lot of people would go out their way to hang out with me, like me, or even see the positivity that was stored inside me. I was a very talented basketball player and I was always a good person to receive advice about any kind of subject, even personal life situations. School was the place where I spent more time playing around, rather than focusing on my grades. As my grade level increased from seventh to eleventh grade, it was always at least three major classes that I was failing. I felt so ashamed receiving back quizzes and test that I flunked due to not applying myself to my responsibilities. Then what hit me the hardest was every student’s heart dropper, the report card. Some of my fellow students were very satisfied, some were devastated and I was one of them. Ever unacceptable grade I brought home I was put of temporary restriction from any activities I wanted to attend. Basketball games, going outside, even video games in my
Or to go back: There I was a young boy at the age of fourteen, full of energy, jokes, and a desire to be successful in life. My plans in life were to be a successful basketball player, drive an expensive vehicle, own a motorcycle, and basically have the main belonging ive always wanted. My middle school years were the hardest years ive went through, well those an part of my high school years. I was always determined to make friends …show more content…
I had a mindset that a lot of people would go out their way to hang out with me, like me, or even see the positivity that was stored inside me. I was a very talented basketball player and I was always a good person to receive advice about any kind of subject, even personal life situations. School was the place where I spent more time playing around, rather than focusing on my grades. As my grade level increased from seventh to eleventh grade, it was always at least three major classes that I was failing. I felt so ashamed receiving back quizzes and test that I flunked due to not applying myself to my responsibilities. Then what hit me the hardest was every student’s heart dropper, the report card. Some of my fellow students were very satisfied, some were devastated and I was one of them. Ever unacceptable grade I brought home I was put of temporary restriction from any activities I wanted to attend. Basketball games, going outside, even video games in my