Not many people truly value the simple things in life until it is taken away from them. I know this from a first hand experience. On multiple occasions I have heard the famous phrase “break a leg,” but this one time I took it literally instead of figuratively. Yes breaking my leg was a very tragic experience, but it also taught me some valuable life lessons. Imagine preparing week after week for something and when the occasion arrives, everything goes wrong. That is exactly what happened to me when I broke my leg. It happened on October 7, 2011 and still crosses my mind every day. My mom, dad, coach, and I, too, were very unprepared for this upset. Even though I had no control over what took place, in the back of my mind it made me feel like
