Personal Narrative Analysis

Like many other children, I was sent by my parents to take swimming class at the age of four. For me, stepping into the water was the hardest. On my first lesson, I stood whimpering at the pool's edge and categorically refused to do it no matter how long the coach pleaded to me, because I was afraid I would drown. On my second lesson, I finally had the courage to get into the water and learnt how to kick.

Many times, while I was swimming after countless amounts of practice, I felt as though I had pushed myself to my limit and could not continue. While my body and my mind told me to quit, in my heart, I felt that quitting was not the right response. I wanted to become as good as swimming as everyone else. I improved tremendously after years