Roller Skating Research Paper

Ever since I could walk, I have been skating. Maybe I was not the Michael Jordan of artistic roller skating yet, but I had wheels and like to move. I have always felt an obligation to participate in skating, since it has been a pastime that my family has participated in for more than 60 years, starting with my grandparents in the 1950s. My mother and uncle have won several regional championships and have gone on to place and make finals at the national championships multiple times. However, I was not blessed with the same athletic abilities. As a child who has grown up in a sport where your family has performed well for many years, it is challenging and frustrating to be a failure. I tried throughout my childhood to become as great as my family members had through many hours of sweat and tears at practice, but the only thing that I accomplished was making a fool of myself. My achievements showed no true match to the accomplishments of my family. This was heartbreaking to know that you had given one-hundred percent of your efforts to an endeavor that you were completely horrendous at. …show more content…
I refused to practice and had an awful attitude problem because of my anger and irritation towards my predicament. In my eyes, I never amounted to something great, which is an awful realization to come to when you desire to match the other role models in your family. I was terrified to let my family down, even though I knew that they would not be upset at me because I had tried my best. My grandmother always said that “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”, which is a positive phrase that I will keep in my heart at every obstacle I encounter in