Winning is something everyone always strives for something everyone wants, who wouldn't? Losing is something almost everyone experiences, losing is apart of winning as well, there are many obstacles you'll run into on your way to winning and not quitting is the most important part of that. One experience I went through was when I had ACL surgery, it was during my junior year of high school and it was during volleyball season and I remembered being absolutely upset about it because of volleyball and I thought I just had to play, being back then I now realize how important that surgery was to me and how many amazing things I went through that I would never change. I realized how lucky I was to be apart of something like this and how many things people take for granted now-a-days, something as little as walking I soon realized I could not do for five weeks. I then told myself I was gong to get back on the court before anyone would ever expect me to. Going through the first weeks they were tough, getting out of bed, having to use crutches around EVERYWHERE. I soon started physical therapy about a month and a half after surgery, this is when the "not quitting" mindset had no option but to be played. I had to go three times a week and push myself harder everyday, the recovery time for my surgery is anywhere from 6 months to a year. In November I decided I wanted to still be apart of sports in some way, I decided to be the manager of my basketball team in the winter. Still in physical therapy for a few months longer I started running with the team in January. At that point I was in basketball, going to physical therapy, in school, i was working, and still maintained good grades. Now this was one of the proudest I've ever been of myself because through that all I did not give up on a single part of anything, and I got to go back into full sports again in the beginning of February, I got to actually play some games toward the end of the season as well. I somehow managed to go back in four and a half moths when my recovery time was minimum average expected to be 6 months. Quitting wasn't an option for me and I wasn't going to let it even seem to be one for me and I'm glad i didn't let that effect me at all.
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February 2016
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