Personal Narrative: My Interview With Hailey

Over the past couple of days, I’ve had the opportunity to interview alumni of Tell City Jr. Sr High School, Hailey Carman. An alumnus is a graduate of Tell City, and Hailey graduated in the year of 2015-2016. Hailey has been involved with many of the extracurricular activities that our school has to offer. One of those is being involved with cross country and track. Hailey was a dedicated runner throughout high school and recalls that running taught her many life lessons. While interviewing Hailey she said “I’ve learned that you can not expect something great to happen on its own. “You really have to work hard towards your goal and believe in the work you put in. I’ve gain a lot of self-confidence through running because I’ve learned to better believe in what I can do to achieve what I want.” That statement right there shows how much of a determined runner Hailey was, and how she wouldn’t let anything get in the way of her success. I believe many athletes could learn from Hailey’s comment because it’s teaching student athletes to never give up on themselves. I’ve learned from Hailey, that in order to be a successful runner, you have to stay self-motivated. Self- motivation can be a hard task to follow, especially in a mental sport such as running. That means you have to keep a good mental attitude even when you are being forced to your limits. Hailey has taught me and many other fellow runners to never let failure get inside your mindset, or become negative when …show more content…
“I liked being able to to organize and plan events.” Hailey would have to come to the majority of the sporting events, hallway decorations, and make decisions for her class. Does that not show true marksmen, or what? Hailey would have to get through her tiresome sports practices, balance the worries of school, and social life all throughout her stressful senior