Descriptive Narrative Essay: Perseverance And Competition

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Descriptive Narrative Essay: Perseverance and Competition

Seeing isn’t always feeling. That’s exactly why I begged my parents to sign me up for the West Isle little league baseball team – I wanted to go out there, on the diamond, and smack home runs, race through the bases and make diving catches, just like I saw, on tv of the Major League highlights. The stadium crowd cheer, hugs and high fives, and above all, my dad’s admiration for my talent were the emotions I craved to experience. Being the youngest brother in the family, I felt restricted by comparisons to my older brother from the start. I felt like a shadow next to him – he was a master at everything, and the difference between us physically, was night and day. He was a natural athlete; I was a natural slob. My father’s mantra, "Comparison is wasteful, but competition is useful” helped guide me around my frustration at my un-athleticism in contrast to my elder brother. Instead of using it as a crutch, it was now a motivation to become better, through hard work and persistence. …show more content…

I had no intention of slowing down at all, being backed by encouraging bouts of “Keep going! Keep going!”, and so I merry-go-rounded the first three bases, and, as I had seen the professional players do on tv, slid and skidded into home base causing dirt to erupt in thick clouds of tan brown smoke. It was just in the nick of time, for the baseball had been rocketed into the catcher’s glove and he had tagged my left leg, prompting all eyes to go to the umpire, who with firmly outstretched hands, gave a resounding, “SAAFE!” Beaming, I entered the dugout to the team giving me congratulatory high fives and hearty pats on the back, and I felt as elated as if I just won the World

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