Personal Narrative: Softball

"Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal." –Vince Lombardi. This quote has an immense amount of meaning that can really speak to a person in many different ways. I can relate very much to this quote because I am a leader in many situations and it helps me achieve goals and help others reach their goals as well. A moment that made me very proud occurred in the spring of 2016. During this time, it was softball season and I was pulled up to pitch on the ROCORI JV team. As some people know, softball is my favorite sport so springtime is very exciting. I remember this day as though it was yesterday. The lemon colored

I did not pitch our first game of the day, but we won anyways. I got the opportunity to pitch the other two games of the day. My heart was a was a jackhammer that seemed to rattle within my ribcage. I remember the first game I pitched of the day was going very well. The game resulted in a no-hitter for me. A no-hitter is pretty self-explanatory; it just means that no one got a hit the whole game. For a pitcher, this is a good accomplishment, but after this game, I really didn’t think it could get much better. But it

This game was the championship game. I was pitching for everything right now. We were playing a tough team, Brainerd. We had seen this team before earlier in the season. Going into this game I knew what they could do and I knew what I needed to do. I calmed all my omg-I-can't-believe-this-is-happening nerves and took the mound. I was doing everything in my powers to stop this team and lead my team to the 'ship. As the game was continuing to progress, I was doing great. I had not given up a hit yet. I kept reminiscing what I had done to be successful last game and it worked. We were going into that last inning. Still, I had not given up a hit to this Brainerd team. As the game came to a conclusion, we won and I had just thrown two back to back no-hitters to win the championship. Everyone was jumping up and down and beaming with happiness. This was an amazing feeling. It is not an easy task to throw a game without a hit, much less two back to back games. I was so proud and my teammates congratulated me on my accomplishment. I felt a sense a pride and obviously happiness because I took my leadership skills and lead my team to win