Personal Narrative Why I Play Volleyball

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I play volleyball. Volleyball is a team sport, which means the team has to be on one accord. I included, there are twelve players on the team. Six of my eleven team mates lack proper respect for me as an individual. In practice, one teammate of mine belittled another and thought it was okay as long as she could say, in the end that she was only "looking out" for her. I don't believe in mistaking offensiveness for honesty no matter how blunt it may be. At first I was cross and irritated someone would say something to belittle another, and then justify it as she was only "looking out" for her. On top of that the teammate didn't retort back, stand up for herself of even acknowledge the fact that her teammate was at the very least in the wrong. I went to my …show more content…

In the end I did not waiver in my initial feelings about the situation. The same practice another was pouting in practice and I offered explanation as to why she should refrain from that, as a result she raised her voice at me, became discourteous and looked down on me. She put herself above the team and refused to take advice, instead she always deemed it as beneath her and inapt. "There is no 'I' in team," stands true for me and it's polite to take advice from others. I couldn't help but feel pity and sad for this girl. This particular teammate often displays lack of appreciation for a countless number of effects which casts doubt on her character and individuality. Because she is so one-minded I couldn't get through to her sensible, so I dropped the manner and went about my business with my belief(s) fully intact; they were not to be persuaded. Another teammate always saw fit best to point out everyone else's faults and mistakes, often against their wishes, and as excessive as she could. She openly spoke about me in a laughing manner, about a mistake of mine: bringing the wrong shirt to practice. She was wrong, and I believe that everyone is

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