Personal Narrative: Yohan Blake

For most athletes, it takes hard work and effort to become successful; for others it may come natural so they do not have to work as hard. Usain Bolt, who is a 9 times Olympic Champion, has the natural ability to run track. As a result, he is not forced to work as hard as other track athletes such as Yohan Blake. While Blake is still just as successful, he must put in twice the work of Usain to reach his full potential. Like Yohan Blake, I am one of the people who has to put in hard work and effort to reach my full potential.
As a child, almost any activity is interesting besides staying inside of the house all day. I was an active child growing up. I participated in a wide variety of activities for multiple years such as: dancing, karate, cheerleading, and softball. When I entered middle school, I decided it was time to try something new. Basketball tryouts were coming up and I felt like I would enjoy the new experience. I ended up making the team, but halfway into the season I decided basketball was not the sport for me. A couple months later, track posters smothered the hallways encouraging students to join the team. I raced home and mentioned joining the team to my mother who then told me to try it out and see if I liked it. I went to the
My last event was the 200 meter dash and as I got set in my blocks my heart pounded. I was beyond nervous but I knew I had a point to prove. The race started and as I was running the only thing on my mind was crossing the finish line with a new and improved personal record. As I finished, I was out of breath and everything seemed blurry but all I could hear was my coach screaming in excitement. I heard him yell at the top of his lungs, “PR, You did it! I knew you could do it!” The entire night I thought back on my past and could not believe I had just ran the best time I ever had in four