Personal Narrative Essay On Being A Quitter

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230037 Being a Quitter Sometimes, when you fail, you don’t always want to continue and keep trying. This is an issue I struggled with previously, I had failed in sports and quit because of it in the past. I’ve failed to understand something, and dealt with it by just giving up and not doing it. Nothing in middle school actually mattered though, that’s the reasoning I put behind that. I could pick and choose which assignments I wanted to do, and fail without any remorse or regret. I know that isn’t the most attractive quality to hear, but it’s who I was, not who I am. I’ve turned myself around, you could say. In basketball, however, it’s a different story. One year, after working at it all day everyday for three months, I was suddenly one of the best players on my team. I was noticed by another coach and managed to play on two teams at the same time, which back then, was quite a feat in my eyes. This ultimately led to me growing quite an ego. Everytime I made a mistake, it would piss me off. I argued with my coaches, and that ended up with me …show more content…

Not to play for him again, because he was still upset with me, but for another coach, the highschool team’s varsity coach. It wasn’t a varsity spot, because I was just going into ninth grade that summer, but it was still a chance to play basketball again. I did come back and play again, I was missing playing on a sports team. All was well, when suddenly I got a bit of an ego again. I skipped practices, lying and giving shoddy excuses as to why I wasn’t there, and then also expected to play. One day, I skipped practice without any reason, and the coach I had quit on previously called me. He talked to me, asking why I wasn’t there, and in simple terms, told me I’m never going to get anywhere if I keep quitting and continue doing things like this. That set me straight, I’ve kept my attitude and ego in check, respecting the coaches and my teammates

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