Personal Narrative: Coach Diamond

The rush was overwhelming. My feet pounded the black pavement as the sweat soaked through my shirt. The finish line was already in view and the pride I felt when I crossed that line first was unexplainable. Coach Diamond grew up in the city of Sherwood, Michigan with his two stepsisters and younger brother. He is a track coach at Union City Middle School and a 3rd grade teacher at Union City Elementary. He went to the national track meet in his high school senior year. Coach Diamond is my hero because he is persistent, challenges me, and is encouraging. My hero is persistent. Persistence is firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. An example of a time that he showed persistence was when he was in high school. He trained for hours during the season and put in lots of time during in the off season. His persistence paid off, and he placed 19th overall in the State meet. He says, “I couldn't have done it without the
encouragement and knowing that my coaches and teammates believed in me.” Also, he is a 3rd grade teacher, and that takes a quite a bit of patience on his part and he does it very well. All his students adore him and he is a favorite among most of them. My hero challenges me the best I can be. He’s shown me how to overcome tough challenges, such as losing a family member or going through a financial struggle. He pushed me to my limits during track season, and taught me values and work ethics I can apply to every part of my life. But most importantly, he taught me that failure is okay. Failing helps you learn, and just because you don’t succeed the first time, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t keep trying. He taught me to challenge yourself no matter what. My hero is encouraging.
During the last track season, he placed me in a long distance race that I didn’t think I could do. I tried to talk him out of putting me into it, but he wouldn’t budge. When it came time for the race, I could see that he believed in me even though I didn’t believe in myself. In the end, I did better in the race that I thought I would. I was very thankful for Coach’s encouragement and support. He also has been a coach for many years and will continue being a coach. He loves his job as a coach and a teacher and is very good at it. In conclusion, Coach Diamond is my hero because he's persistent, challenges me, and is encouraging. He showed persistence in high school as well as his everyday life, challenges me on and off the track; and is encouraging to me and everyone around him. Coach Diamond continues to teach me and others with everything he does. So, the saying goes not all heroes wear capes, but I say that's not true, because to me, my hero wears the best cape of
all.