And on this beautiful day I got one step closer to becoming a man because I took my driver’s test, and I passed. I can remember everything like it was yesterday. It was Tuesday the day before Halloween. I woke up to get ready for school with one thing and one thing only on my mind, would I pass or fail my driver’s test. I went to school and I can remember being so anxious to get out of school to achieve this goal that long awaited me, but the school day seemed endless.
Running cross-country, as a junior in high school is different from running it in middle school. I was one of the best runners while I was in seventh and eight grade. This changed at my first practice with the high school team. Coach Sorrells talked about the course since the first practice in may, this is the state-meet course, and that it is important to do well. Everyone was concentrating on Carrolton.
Everyone realized that this maybe the last time that we could all see each other before we went on stage, this was it. We waited 3 hours for everyone to finally arrive before we started graduation practice. There were a variety of people and a variety of attitudes towards this so called practice to match. The eager students all arrived early with their pens and notebook paper just in case a note was given on how to walk or where to place your cap. Next there were those who knew it was mandatory and decided to carpool with friends in their Nike shorts, t-shirts, and Chik-Fil-A bags in hand.
Some of the names that were appearing on the top of the charts surprised me. Who knew that the president of the math club had such a strong throwing arm? Is that my lab partner from freshman year passing every other player in sprints? These girls were working harder than any sports team I had been apart of. Amazingly, girls who had little history with each other were gathering together during breaks, laughing and encouraging teammates.
When you are learning to drive a stick shift car, you must know where the clutch, brake, gas, emergency brake, and the gear shifter is. Also always have a friend that knows how to drive stick shift for obvious safety reasons and extra help. First you walk to where ever your car keys are, grab them and go to your vehicle. Unlock your vehicle. Open the door and then sit in the
My schedule consisted of waking up early every day and taking a 1.5 mile run, followed by taking 500 jump shots, a similar exercise Kobe performed during his high school career. Conquering the fear of failure became an imaginary bond between Kobe and I. I knew that working hard all summer honed my physical and mental edge on the court. When tryouts came around, the odds were against me, as the team roster had been established, but I did my best Kobe impersonation and played harder than anyone else on the court. I made the team because just like Kobe, I wasn’t going to fail. This experience taught me to have fortitude, and to always strive for my dreams.
But also my talent would enable me to be good at more than one event in track. At the end of my sophomore year, I took the decision to enter a new season with the determination to quit playing basketball and to be the best I could be on the track, so that I could get a scholarship for college. As one of the best coaches, in my eyes, Mr. Washington helped me become one of the fastest 100m through 400m runners in the state of California, by the end of my junior year in high school. I received a scholarship that would pay for all of my tuition and monthly bills while getting a college education. This is something that I wanted to happen in the sport of basketball, but Mr. Washington helped me see otherwise that my talent was meant for
soon intervened by making Michael practice and exercise everyday. He had his first game days later in which he tackled so well one of the opposite’s team member that everyone was shocked. S.J. sent days later the video of Michael tackling the other member to several universities and suddenly everyone was interested in him. But to win a scholarship he needed to have a better GPA, so they hired a tutor for him.
Then in High School, a big group of people spent their whole week trying to beat the seniors at most school spirit. Not to mention the many Saturdays I have spent with the band at different band competitions. In my junior year of high school I became Drum Major of the band and it helped me grow up and be more outgoing. The first year I was drum major the
It was the first time for me to drive a car, and I was really good. I went through my neighborhood and reached our small shopping center. I called my friends and told them I had a car now. They came very soon and after we hang around in the shopping center, we discussed what we could do more with this car. Some of them said that, this was pretty much dangerous; they advised me leave the car at garage before it was too late.