Start Over Research Paper

“You only fail, if you never try” are lyrics from the song, “Start Over” by The Afters that have had a remarkably potent impact on my life. It further cemented my drive to succeed. I have always been an ambitious person, and refuse to quit even in tough times. Throughout my freshman year, maintaining straight A’s was effortless. It felt like middle school to me. However, once I started my sophomore year, completing my schoolwork with excellence no longer came naturally. It became more difficult to maintain an A every quarter and on every assignment in my classes. While I often became frustrated when I was unable to exceed or even meet my high standards, I geared my emotions towards my work. I became incredibly tenacious and put more …show more content…
I acknowledge that I do not have as much experience as my teammates, since I started playing only five years ago. I worked hard to play my best at every game and practice and to obtain as much knowledge of the sport that I possibly could. Since my freshman year, I have been playing as a member of both the varsity and junior varsity teams. With that, my minutes in varsity games are on the minimal, but I still work just as hard to keep my spot on the team. For our senior game, though, I was one of three seniors that were not given any playing time. It was incredibly frustrating and heartbreaking, but the following day, I showed up to practice because I made a commitment to my team and myself. I saw this lack of playing time for that particular game as a failure because I expected to play in my senior game. I was not playing at a high enough level to register on my coach’s radar during practices and the games prior. From this experience, I have moved past the game and decided to keep working through the rest of this season to play to the best of my ability and support my team as we move on to the playoffs in the coming