Perseverance: The Kite Runner

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Perseverance will always beat any amount of skills. You could be the worst in a certain activity, and people will look down on you; however, if you get the perseverance, you will be able to push yourself to new heights. Eventually, you become good and able to beat the competition. There was once a cross country runner that went by the name Joe who was fat and couldn’t run, but he persevered and trained to become a winner; consequently, he became the best, most respected runner in his town.
“Welcome looser,” the kids said to Joe as he entered the cafeteria, “it looks like our anchor dragged us down in the last race.” Joe was the least popular kid in school; kids bullied him, teachers scorned him, and the parents told their kids, “Work hard or end up like that.” At his cross country practice, his coach told him to lose weight or be kicked off the team, and his teammates tried hard to get him kicked off the team. Joe tried to convince the cross country team that he will do better, but they were all skeptical, so he persevered to become the best: he trained till he felt like collapsing, he studied running techniques until his brain hurt, and persevered until he became good. …show more content…

He ran around the neighborhood as fast as he could. The sky was pitch black, the temperature was thirty degrees celsius, and the neighborhood looked like a ghost town. He laced up his running shoes and ran for an hour-and-a half. When he got back, he felt so tired that he believed that that was the last time he ever ran. About half an hour later, after resting, he read a book about running for an hour, until it was time for him to go to school. He kept the things he learned fresh in his head so that he could incorporate them into his cross country training. This would be his schedule for six months until he became exceptional: really

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