Freshman year in High School I joined the Porterville High School frosh-off basketball team. I wasn't the best one on the team, but I did my part. I was always intimidated by all the other girls on the team, this intimidation was controlling me, and it wasn't allowing me to be the person, and player I truly was. I was never loud, rough, nor did I ever play dirty so it came as a big surprise when I got into a fight with another player. It was against our rivals the Moanche High School girls basketball team, so the game was already intense, I remember the situation as if it was yesterday, I was playing defense grading this girl and all through out the night she was playing dirty, elbowing me every chance she got. I’ve finally had enough and started elbowing her twice as hard, pushing her with by back. Later that night the ball rolled right by me, so I dove to grab it the same girl who has been giving me trouble all night did the same she got there before I did but that wasn't going to stop me from getting my ball I dropped to the ground just a few …show more content…
I didn't think I was doing anything wrong while feeling this emotion. I was so focused on being angry at the time that I didn't realize I could have hurt the other player mater of fact I believe that’s all I wanted to do. Anger has a way of taking over not only your mind but body as well. That why many people tend to get physical while being angry.
During the situation that took place that night, I wasn't in any way bad mouthing this girl, but I sure got the message though that I was not happy with her. I would scrunch my eye brows down giving her my meanest looks and I never let my eyes off her, I would grunt her way with so much attitude that I not once did I had to tell her anything to demonstrate my feelings towards her. My body language was enough to get through to her and the audience that was was