Adversity Cause Others To Break Records

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William Arthur once said, “adversity causes some to break and others to break records.” Some people work to overcome their adversity and others just break down and don’t but those who do, accomplish great things in life. And some people regret their decisions. I have had a fear of breaking my arms or legs while snowboarding, I started at a young age but I still have the fear on the bigger mountains that I will hurt myself. Because one year at Big Sky the last day we were there I was going down with my brother and he was in front of me and we were going down a pretty big hill and I fell and was scared that I broke something so I was freaking out and he was trying to get me to calm down but I couldn’t I just had the thought in my head that I wouldn't be able to do my sports any longer. And sports are a big part of my life so that would be hard for me. But I was just trying to calm down sitting on the hill with my brother my parents final came down and So a couple days later we leave for big sky again, we are on our way there and my brother asks if i’m still scared to go down the big hills because of what happened the first time I tell him I am kinda but I think I will get over it he tells me that I have to go down the big hill like last time so we get there and he makes me go straight to that one. Once again i’m shaking but he tells me I can do it and that he will be right behind me with my parents so I start going down and I can hear him yelling at me saying I can do it so I making my way down the hills and I see the bottom and i’m thinking to myself that I am almost there and I can make it without getting hurt and breaking any of my bones. So when I make it to the bottom I am relieved that I made it down that hill without hurting myself and and I got over that fear of the hill and I am glad that we got to go back and as a family and spend time together and have fun doing

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