Personal Narrative: A Career As A High School Baseball Player

physically gifted they may bepropositioned me. He bet me that he could either strike me out or force an out. This was a bold maneuver. Vincent knew I would not turn him down. Deciding to let him win in front of the parents, or shatter his confidence was tough. The entire team went out onto the field knowing that I would hit the ball for the reason that it was impossible to strike me out. I let him throw the first strike, and swung and missed on the second pitch. The parents joined in the action and cheered him on, with the hopes of seeing an elementary school kid strike out a high school baseball player. I came to the realization that I have much more to give than allowing Vincent to strike me out just to make the onlookers happy. I hit the
Unfortunately, I did not realize that until I saw my bad habits and poor choices mimicked by the players. I was under the belief that was exempt from the rules. Instead of being an example, I showed up late, wore what I wanted, and ate goldfish and chewed on sunflower seeds on the field. The young kids looked up to me, and wanted to be like me. Failing to set a positive example for the kids, I needed to humble myself and lead, instead of feeling that I was above it all. None of the older coaches called out my failure to lead by example, so I was left to find my error on my own. After seeing it in the 11 year olds, it was quite necessary to step out of my comfort zone and conform to their rules. That moment became one of the defining moments of my young life. I led by example by humbling myself and accepting my role to serve others. Not only did I act as a leader, but my attitude caused me to glow and explode with a noticeable
They will tell you that making these events fun or enjoyable was a challenge. In order to effectively engage kids in these lackluster activities, we must make them fun for them. I came to the realization that the kids were not always going to share my perspective, and in some cases they may fail to take notice of the endgame. No kid wants to run five laps or sprint around the bases after practice when they are fatigued and desire to go home. If making a five lap run seems like the utmost fun activity at the moment, the kids would be persuaded to follow, so that’s what I would do. Anytime you enjoy conditioning, it is a victory. At the age of 18, I still do not enjoy it. Making the activities enjoyable and fun was one of my goals, and I succeeded.
From time to time, the people that need you the most will never tell you, out of pride or fear. We garner more satisfaction when we complete tasks without asking for assistance. That is how pride works, and it can be used to our advantage or it can hurt us. Where would I be if I did not tell the important people in my life how much they are needed and appreciated and they left? They knew that I needed them so they stuck around. We must stand in the need for others as well. People will not tell us that they need us, regardless of how much we want them