For the past three years, I have been on the Clear Falls Wrestling team. That first year I accomplished so much under the leadership of my coach and the upperclassmen who took a special interest in training me. They drove me to be better than my best. Through morning weight lifting, after school gym workouts, and private practices on the weekends, my team won State and I won State Runner Up in my weight class. When the season was finished, I was so optimistic and motivated. I signed up for an eight week summer training camp in order to become the State Camp I knew I could be. Every day, my mom drove me an hour and a half to get to one of the best wrestling camps in Texas. I learned from college coaches, Olympic wrestlers and World Champions.…show more content… All I knew was that I would never feel so terrible again. During off season, I started training with a lifting coach to become stronger. I ran sprints to keep in shape. I attended wrestling clubs that kept me on top of my game. When my junior year started, my determination intensified. A typical day included going to the gym when the door opened, lifting in my first period, training at after school practice, and then finishing the day with a four mile run. Miraculously, I was able to keep up my school work despite taking a heavy course load. I was wrestling at my best and I could feel the difference compared to previous years. That year, I got fourth at State. While it was not the State Championship I had originally set my eyes on, I counted this as a win. I made a huge comeback and even placed higher than girls who beat me the year before. Now, whenever I do not succeed at something. I do not get myself down, but rather strategize how I will be better next time. That year of “failure” has taught me that I cannot change the past, so I should not dwell. Yes, it was heartbreaking to have something out of my control affect my life so much. However, without adversity and challenges, victory would not taste so
