In all parts of life there are periods of adversity that we must face, the real challenge however, is what we gain from conquering those trials. There have been many times that I have been faced with adversity. It has happened in all aspects of my life at one time or another.
“No more Basketball for the rest of the season.” Those words repeated in my head for hours as I thought about what a careless decision I had made three nights prior to my horrific accident.All summer long I had been getting up at 8:30 A.M. to go to the lifting and conditioning sessions. On top of that everyday after lifting we would spend an hour or more dribbling, working on our jump shot, and footwork. I had high expectations for myself going into my sophomore season.
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There was a terrible feeling in my stomach that I have never experienced before. As person I felt invincible that day, and on top of the world because I was giving my all to my team. Later on that night before the end of the Third quarter Coach subbed me back into the game, and I was ready to get back on the court and demolish the other team. Our team set up in a 1-3-1 defense which is a zone defence, and as the point guard threw the ball across the court I went for the basketball.
Unfortunately things did not go as planned. As I stole the ball from the other player my knee went outward as I hit the ground. I heard a loud popping sound like you hear in movies. When I landed I shouted to the top of my lungs crying for help. No one knew what the problem was based on how I landed. The doctor told me that I had torn my MCL and PCL. That was not what I had wanted to hear. Especially after all the hard work, and time I had put into the
8th-grade basketball tryouts finally rolled around. I had been practicing for a whole year, but still felt so much further behind than the rest of the kids trying out. I knew I had to try my literal hardest to make the team. Our tryouts didn’t start till after all the other grades had their practices or tryouts. We did not start till 4:30 p.m., and I stayed after school to practice even more. Every day in tryouts I would try my hardest, and I would even try to stay after tryouts to ask the coaches what I needed to work
When i Was at the mosque outside on the court while i was playing a 3 on 3 basketball game. And the teams was me, bosh and Salah vs Abu, Sunny and Musa. We started to play, and my team was down by 8 points. So i was kind of mad at my team that we was down by so much. So i told them let me take over and try to get us back in the game. So they let me take over and we went on a 7-0 run and out of nowhere we was only down by one point. Then we made a turn over, then they got the ball and they passed it to abdi. And abdi got through his defender and bosh stepped up and tried to block his shot but he head faked bosh and i step and try to block his shot and i jumped up tried to block his shot and my knee cap moved out of
Most people do not actively seek out adversity, yet few can escape encountering adversity in the form of hardships and afflictions. Two people who faced great adversity in their lives were Martin Luther King Jr. and my father Brent Vickery. These men both faced adversity in different degrees and at different times and places within the United States, but what makes them similar is that their strength of character allowed them to face adversity boldly.
It is true that obstacles in life are uncomfortable and unsupportable experiences, but if we would learn to look at the bright sides of problems, keep seeking opportunities, manage situations and learn from failures then the difficulties that we face in our life would turn out for the better not only in the present but also in the
Our life is like a story. Everything we do and every adversity we overcome helps us write our chapters. “Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” In this quote by Arthur Golden we recognize that the adversity we face determines who we are as human beings. Some of the adversity we face can alter our lives drastically. In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the main character encounters many events of adversity, some of which changed his life forever.
In all parts of life there are periods of adversity that we must face, the real challenge however, is what and how we gain from conquering those trials. There have been many times that I have been faced with adversity, it has happened in all aspects of my life at one time or another. Whether it is dealing with the ups and downs of hockey or balancing the pressure that comes with an elite hockey schedule and high school, there are always obstacles. Some of these challenges can bring about positive effects that influence the path of one’s life. In one such experience of mine, the amount of adversity was not near as great as the positive out come that came from my experience.
I leaped into the air with no doubt about scoring. I catapulted the ball through the goal net, but as I fell towards the earth, my knee gave out and I collapsed onto the steaming hot turf. Instantly, I screamed at the top of my lungs and held onto my knee with dear life. Immediately, I realized what had just happened. Every soccer player's worst nightmare. A torn ACL.
It was in the fall of october in 2015. It was a crisp chilly night at 6:55 at night. We had 5 minutes left of the game and I was an offensive player. My face was as red as a tomato, my body was as drenched as a kid who just got out of the pool, and I was as hot as if it was 90 degrees outside. I was running down the field dribbling the ball with the other offensive players. The 4 defensive players they had charging at us. I passed the ball to my left just as a defensive player ran into me. I fell backwards almost like it was in slow motion. I could feel my feet slipping out from under me as i went backwards my long brown hair flying up and hitting me in the face. The green and brown ground coming in contact with my back as
In life we all face obstacles. The troubles that we face don’t define us, how we overcome the situation is what makes us the people we are today. Throughout my life I have faced many trials and tribulations that I had to overcome with the help of my mother, ofcourse. I was smooth sailing in life until I started high school.
Success without adversity is impossible. Everyone in life has their ups and downs and nothing in this world is perfect. At some point in life, hardships begin to occur and that’s when the real test begins. Some people rise up and try their absolute best to take a stand against the challenge. Then there are others that would crawl back into their shells, crying for mercy. There should be no excuse for giving up or not putting in the effort. People are only successful in winning the battle of adversity when they are mentally tough. The intense game of adversity can be referred to football.
Almost all of the teams in the tournament were considered better than us, but we persevered and got second place. With that tournament placing, we were entered into the state tournament. This is when I truly learned about the importance of passion because our team looked like they didn't even want to play basketball. Something mentally changed jurassically and we were unable to compete at a high level and ended up losing most of our games very poorly. That moment taught me how much passion affects everyone because I could see the passion in the other teams, but not in my
It was simple, at first thought, my career was over. As I was rushed to the hospital, I thought I was never going to play football again. The pain was so unbearable, that every bump in the road would sent a shooting pain throughout my leg. I was for certain that I would never return the field again.
People don't truly accept life for what it is until they've actually tasted adversity and went through those misfortunes and suffering. We are put through many hardships in life, and we learn to understand and deal with those issues along the way. We find that life isn't just about finding one's self, but about creating and learning from our experiences and background. Adversity shapes what we are and who we become as individuals. Yann Martel's Life of Pi shows us that adverse situations help shape a person's identity and play a significant role in one's lief by determining one's capabilities and potential, shaping one's beliefs and values, and defining the importance and meaning of one's self.
It was the start of summer 2002, and the Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB) national tournament was taking place in Andover, Kansas. Along with the rest of the team, I was excited to play some basketball for the first time since the middle school basketball season was over. Our team, Carlon Oil, had been together and played every summer for the last four years. We were a really good team, with an overall record of 65-4 over those four years and were hoping to continue our legacy. Lonnie Lollar, our coach for the summer, was also the coach of our high school basketball team. I had a history of groin injuries, and every summer it seemed that I would have to sit out at least a game on the bench icing my groin. But this summer was different, and I along with everyone in the gym wouldn't have expected my summer to end with a injury such as a broken leg.
Then came the senior year. The season came around and my coach, Coach Fletcher, had big expectations for me. I suffered through soccer conditioning and lost a few pounds from it. But I’m getting ahead of myself. the spring season before school ball was my biggest nightmare.