Narrative Essay On Epidemnastics

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"True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful." The truth is nobody really wants to fail, especially me. I've had the passion for gymnastics since I was six years old. When I was 10 it was finally time to compete. Practice dance routines, get your competition leotards and start performing. I was so exhilarated for experience. I've seen Olympians fall off beam, or get a terrible score at a meet, but they get up back up and try again. They might be disappointed, but they still try. Although, I thought that I would never mess up, that I wouldn't have to get back on the beam and try again, or stumble on tumbling. I was THAT confident. I should have thought again. If you don't fail, you will never learn. Never strive to be perfect, but you can reach to improve. It's okay to fail, but you have to persevere. …show more content…

The kind of morning that you just want to sit in bed and watch Netflix, that kind of morning. Not only I couldn't sleep in, but I also had to get to a gymnastics competition. As I was waiting for my routine my coach pulled me aside and said, "It's okay. Take a deep breath." Before I took a breath, she said, "You'll do great, you got this." My stomach was churning with distress when I was standing by the side of the floor pressing my arms back as hard as I could. My arms were in excruciating pain. I kept waiting and waiting, with the aching getting worse. I was trying to stand up tall, but my body wouldn't let me. I was trying to stand up tall, but my body wouldn't let me. I just slouched. It felt like I was standing up for centuries, but then finally the judges waved me to the floor. I tried to take a long stride in each step, but as I got to my designated spot my hands were shaking. I was biting my lip and from what I saw in the photos later, I had a worrisome face on. Right before the music started, my mind went

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