The summer of the transition between my 8th grade year and freshman year in high school, the high school water polo team only had 7 players. That’s enough for everyone to play without a break. A friend of mine asked around if anyone would be interested in playing in the 2011 water polo season. I thought to myself about how everyone would always say “make the best out of your high school years”. “Why not?”. I had heard a lot about polo from inexperienced people. I heard it was a lot like volleyball. “Polo couldn't be that hard”. We had a while until school started and I had talked myself out of playing because 1.) I had no idea what the sport was, 2.) Swimming? I’ve never even been on a swim team, and 3.) I couldn't see me wearing one of those latex and silicone swim caps.
One day, about 2 weeks later, I went to dinner with my biological father and step siblings. I really look up to my step sister because she is making something out of herself. She is looked up to by many people and was homecoming queen her senior year. Not to mention she is beautiful! I talked to her about how I was considering on playing and why I leaned more toward not playing. She explained to me about how she swam on her school swim team her senior year just for fun. I brought up how I thought my face was too fat for a …show more content…
Meaning, everyone played until they needed a break and when they needed a break, I would take their place until they recovered. Then something happened. Now, I realize this happened for the good. A member of the water polo team didn't make grades. One down and suddenly I’m a rookie starter on the Chowchilla Water Polo team. Till this day, I am still very thankful that that had happened. My freshman year was my practice year. Every day, every practice and game was a day I became a little better. I spent my sophomore year, making a bad mistake by joining the cheerleading squad. Why? I dont know. I went straight back to polo my junior
One day, about 2 weeks later, I went to dinner with my biological father and step siblings. I really look up to my step sister because she is making something out of herself. She is looked up to by many people and was homecoming queen her senior year. Not to mention she is beautiful! I talked to her about how I was considering on playing and why I leaned more toward not playing. She explained to me about how she swam on her school swim team her senior year just for fun. I brought up how I thought my face was too fat for a …show more content…
Meaning, everyone played until they needed a break and when they needed a break, I would take their place until they recovered. Then something happened. Now, I realize this happened for the good. A member of the water polo team didn't make grades. One down and suddenly I’m a rookie starter on the Chowchilla Water Polo team. Till this day, I am still very thankful that that had happened. My freshman year was my practice year. Every day, every practice and game was a day I became a little better. I spent my sophomore year, making a bad mistake by joining the cheerleading squad. Why? I dont know. I went straight back to polo my junior