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Personal Narrative: The AAU National Volleyball Tournament
I woke up this morning in the Holiday Inn hotel bed more sore than I have ever been in my entire life. The past three days at the AAU National Tournament has completely drained me mentally and especially physically. I don’t know how I can handle day number four. The AAU National Volleyball Tournament has teams from all over the world and lasts four days and is held in downtown Orlando, FL. Last year my team, VolleyOne, came in third place. This year we were yearning to win the whole tournament. During the first and second day we played in the Orange County Convention Center and ended up having three matches, but yesterday, on day number three, we played four grueling games that seemed to last an eternity.
Today I begin playing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Center at 9 A.M. against a team from out west. I am so nervous on the drive over to the ESPN Center. My mom gives me a really sweet and inspiring pep talk. The car seems to be moving at the speed of light, and it feeld like we have arrived at the Disney-owned park in the blink of an eye. Then I get out of the big green Ford Expedition by myself and head up to the fieldhouse to go play. We mowed through the first team with scores of 25-10 and 25-12. We have a one-game break, so in between the games I am constantly moving, seeing as how I can not stand still because of how …show more content…
When I was up on the big stage, I can not describe how good it felt knowing that all of my blood, sweat, and tears paid off. All of those grueling four-hour practices weren't pointless, all of the excruciating workouts I did had a purpose, all of my persistence and hard work pushed me to win a national championship. The night ended with my mom and me heading off to eat a celebratory dinner at B.J.’s brewhouse, our favorite restaurant. Then the next morning we started to head home to Ringgold with my new beautiful, shiny gold
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