Personal Narrative: My Times Of Failure

Everybody on Earth has at least experienced failure once in their lifetime, no matter if it is even the slightest bit of failure or an unbearable amount. I am one who has experienced the pain and disappointment that can be caused by failure. I have experienced failure several times in my life so far. My times of failure were stressful times for me. Although, these times of failure may seem to be dreadful at the time, but my times of failure are actually the key to my success. The first time that I experienced failure was during my freshman year of wrestling, when I came across a senior from Carmel High School by the name of Karl Wilhelm. I first meet Karl Wilhelm at the 2013 Hamilton County Wrestling Tournament. Karl and I were both in the 106lb weight class and we were both seeded. Karl was seeded number one in the tournament, due to him being the returning champ at that weight class, where as I, who was seeded second was not. Karl and I meet each other in the championship round, where I lost to Karl by a devastating 8-0 lost by a major decision. The second time where I experienced failure was when my wrestling team had a dual meet against Carmel, Westfield v. Carmel, where I came face to face with the senior Karl Wilhelm again. The dual meet was neck to neck all night long. Win …show more content…
Although having Karl as my rival allowed me to develop a skill, which has allowed me to succeed. This skill has allowed me to learn to push myself to try and achieve greater goals. It has followed me everywhere in life ever since. It has even followed me into the classroom, where I strived to perform my very best in getting a high quality education. This skill has allowed me to study twice as hard for the next test if I got a B on the last one or take high quality notes or even stay after for help. All in all though having an archrival who has caused me to fail multiple times has taught me how to succeed in