Personal Narrative: A Career As An Athlete

I have always been an active person, loving to always stay busy and keep moving. Throughout high school, I have been involved in three sports; cross country, nordic skiing and track. As a freshman, I did it for more of a social activity as well as to stay busy. I have always been quite naturally good at all my sports and therefore never wanted to push myself any harder than I needed like working out on the weekends. As I have grown through my sports in high school, I have learned to always try and go that extra bit and make sure I was always giving it my all. I have become very determined to become the best athlete I can and never waste a moment. Along with this change, my body has changed too, being more fit and strong making me a better athlete.

Change is happening all around during that time and adjusting to it is the hardest part. It is a bigger school, more students, harder classes and many more are just a few examples. I had a large group of friends coming into high school that I hung out with. I felt as if I needed to fit in with them and act like them so everyone would like me as well. They were known as the popular group in our grade and sometimes I was one of them, but most of the time I was an outsider. I’m a very outspoken person and say how I feel in most situations, but while trying to fit in with that group, I did not express how I was really feeling. I desperately tried to be on everyone’s ones good side and form a connection with them all, but it always felt like the harder I tried, the further outside I became. It seemed fine at the time, but this was hard on my

Confirming every detail of my life with them before actually doing anything. Through high school I have learned to become much more independent, for example, I schedule and attend my own appointments alone which is something I never would have even thought about doing as a freshman. I have mentally started preparing myself for next year when I will not have my parents there to help me through everything. This for me, is my biggest change from freshman to senior year. Another example that shows this is when I went on a mission trip right after freshman year and I cried before leaving and was in contact with my mom most of the time. When I went to Costa Rica, I did not talk to my parents or even get sad while there, especially compared to all the other seniors that were along. I believe that I have matured into an independent person and my parents have definitely helped pushed me to become that. I have mentally grown into a person that is ready to move on to the next stage of