I used to struggle with failure. I used to never want to try something new because I was afraid I would look stupid and mess it up. Eventually, I would try wrestling as it seemed interesting and would get me out of the house, something I tried to achieve frequently. When I first did wrestling I was a freshman, I was awful at it as I expected, I got beat up, hurt, and failed frequently. After the first week or so I wanted to quit, but I was afraid of looking like a wimp, so I decided to stick with it. In the middle of the season I got injured and was unable to wrestle for the rest of the season. I decided to still show up to our matches and events for support. I would go, see our teammates struggle and lose and it made me upset, I hated seeing people who, were really my first and only
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After the end of the season, I decided to exercise and workout with freinds to keep myself busy and hopefully improve for next year. By the start of the next season, I was having doubts about returning, after all, the last year was an extremely negative experience and while I thought I’d been improving, I had no way to really tell. In the ned, I decided I needed at least to try and redeem myself, just try this year to do better and not get injured again. The second year was also absolutely miserable, but at least I didn't get injured, and I won my first match. By the third year, I once again had doubts when the season started, the sport was very taxing, and while I enjoyed some parts, it was a huge commitment in time and energy. In the end, I decided to continue, if not for myself, then to help my teammates. There would be new wrestlers, people similar to me, and at the very least I could help them out. Also, teammates who have been with me from the start would also need partners for they themselves to improve. This was around the point I started weighing in how my actions affect those around me. This was around the point I stopped thinking of just
After the end of the season, I decided to exercise and workout with freinds to keep myself busy and hopefully improve for next year. By the start of the next season, I was having doubts about returning, after all, the last year was an extremely negative experience and while I thought I’d been improving, I had no way to really tell. In the ned, I decided I needed at least to try and redeem myself, just try this year to do better and not get injured again. The second year was also absolutely miserable, but at least I didn't get injured, and I won my first match. By the third year, I once again had doubts when the season started, the sport was very taxing, and while I enjoyed some parts, it was a huge commitment in time and energy. In the end, I decided to continue, if not for myself, then to help my teammates. There would be new wrestlers, people similar to me, and at the very least I could help them out. Also, teammates who have been with me from the start would also need partners for they themselves to improve. This was around the point I started weighing in how my actions affect those around me. This was around the point I stopped thinking of just