Essay About Sophomore Year

In 1978 a fifteen year old sophomore was cut from the basketball team; in 1991 that same kid, known as Michael Jordan, won his first championship in the NBA. My entire life has been based around baseball. I started playing tee ball and did not stop until my sophomore year in high school. My sophomore year I was cut from the baseball team because the coaches did not think I was good enough. I was lost, those coaches took away my love. Everything grim that occurs in life can be overcame by attitude and perseverance. My sophomore year in high school my baseball coach was fired and a more experienced coach took his place. Everyone interested in baseball attended meeting and participated in preseason conditioning. When baseball season was encroaching my nerves were increasing every day. This year was different from my freshman year for one sole reason, tryouts. I knew I was a good baseball player but my coaches did not. By the time the day finally came I was a nervous wreck. During the tryouts I gave my all and made mistakes just like everyone else. After two of longest hours of my entire life, tryouts were officially over. I went home that night and laid awake for hours hating myself for every mistake I made. The next day when the school day was over everyone met in the gym to receive the ruling. We were called upstairs one …show more content…
I was put on the junior varsity team with all of my friends and could not have been happier. After only three games on junior varsity my coach moved me to play for the varsity team. My next two years on the team I was chosen to be a team captain and became an important member of the baseball. I learned never take anything for granted because it can be taken from you in a flash. Even though I never actually overcame being cut from the team, I enjoyed every second I had on the