Personal Narrative: I Found Myself And The Best Person

I wish I could say that I found myself and the best person I could be through sports, however that just did not happen. My childhood was filled with trying practically every sport and I just could not find my passion in any of them. The variety of sports that I tried and failed to commit to allowed me to realize qualities about myself that made it easier to manage them when I was growing up. Through sports I discovered that I am indecisive, uncoordinated and fragile.
For most people, sports made working with others and managing time easier, but with as many sports as I tried I was not able to commit to anything to find this to be true. Injuries made me afraid to continuing practicing or playing those sports and I was too uncoordinated to do …show more content…
I did really well and entered into a few horse shows but then my horse got spooked when I was riding and I got thrown off and was too afraid to get back on again after that. Then one of my friends convinced me to try cheerleading. I felt as though cheerleading would be the one sport that I would able to commit to and not change my mind about. I had stuck with it for years and I enjoyed everything about it. From nailing new stunts to sideline cheers at football games to going to Disney for Nationals there was always something to look forward to. I tried out for varsity when I was a freshman and after being an alternate for a week or two I was on varsity. I had finally found something that I was passionate about to stick with. That is until I attempted to throw my back-handspring without a spotter holding me and broke and dislocated my fingers. For those that are unaware, a back handspring is when you propel your body backwards onto your hands in a handstand and then spring up from that in one fluid movement. I didn 't think that that would be the end of my cheerleading career until I sat on the sideline at all the football games and I got bumped down to junior varsity. Now that was not the end of the world I was planning on building my strength back up with my stunting and tumbling while my fingers healed until I sprained …show more content…
I would have liked to have found a sport that impacted me in a positive way like it does for most people, however I think the lessons I learned about myself were just as valuable. I have struggled with my inability to commit and it has transcended in all aspects of my life. It is hard to deal with and makes little things infinitely more difficult, however, since I discovered this about myself through sports at a young age it makes it easier to manage. Through sports I also discovered that I am also uncoordinated and fragile. I seemed to always be the one that was one dance step behind and always tripping over my own two feet. This made it really hard to succeed in many of the sports that I decided to try. I was hopeful that I would be able to find something that truly spoke to me that I would stick with to get better at but that just never happened. I stumbled and I struggled and since I am not one that easily commits to anything I found it easier to just