Two years ago‚ on a cold Saturday morning‚ I prepared for my first ever track tryout. I took a shower‚ put on my clothes‚ and got into the car. On my way to practice‚ I felt strong physically‚ but I also had an undefined‚ jittery feeling about how the day was going to go. At 7:25am‚ I arrived at practice and was quickly spotted by the coach. He called me over and said‚ "You’re a big‚ fast guy‚ and I want you to be a sprinter." I knew I was fast‚ but I thought that being 6’1 and 225 pounds‚ I would
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For my first deaf event I went to the coffee house in Boiling Springs next to Gardner-Webb University. I decided to go with Josie and Latrell‚ when we arrived the first thing we saw was Will‚ we all said hello and talked about whether the coffee was worth four dollars or not. As we were going to sit down I saw my principle at the event we chatted for awhile and I taught him a few signs before he had to leave. Later that night I met a girl‚ she was really friendly I don’t remember her name which I
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My First Car My first car was a bit of a roller coaster‚ I had just learned to drive the year before and now it was time for me to have my own car. I would say the excitement I felt was overwhelming but even that might understate it just a little. The search began on a Sunday morning we went to several different dealerships‚ in search of the right mix of economy and style. Well‚ to be honest my mom was mostly interested in the economy part. The first dealership we went the car salesman seemed
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American climate scientist‚ Mark Caine‚ exclaims‚ “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself”. Beginning my high school career‚ I thought high school would be an easy transition because I was accustomed to getting good grades in grammar school‚ so I did not put as much of an effort as I could have in my studies. The first biology test arrived‚ and I thought I was knowledgeable on the subject matter so I briefly looked
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My First Tractor It was a warm summer evening my Dad and I were looking though the Farm Paper for my first tractor. We found one that looked good and the price wasn’t that bad‚ it was a International 856.It cost $ 6‚325 that wasn’t to bad for a used tractor. The next day it was raining and my Dad called the people to ask when we could come see it. So that Friday evening we drove there to see the tractor it was in Russiaville‚ IN it took about an hour and 45 minutes to get there. We arrived there
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My First Game A specific event that greatly changed the course of my life is the day that I attended my first sporting event. Shocking‚ right? On this day‚ I discovered‚ for the first time‚ that I had a large interest in watching live sports. The day of the game was the thirteenth of March‚ in 2011. The location was Ricoh Coliseum‚ on Toronto’s Exhibition Grounds. The teams were the Toronto Marlies and the Texas Stars. My parents had decided to take me to a hockey game. They let me choose
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I changed my mind about running the day my father made me run my first race. It was a hot summer day‚ and I was inside watching television with my siblings when my dad asked us if we all wanted to run a race with him. At first‚ I wasn’t too sure about it even though he said it was only a one mile race. But‚ in school‚ we already had to run a mile in gym‚ and I wasn’t very good. All of my siblings said "yes" to it‚ so I had to also. I had no other choice. So‚ after a few days of doing nothing
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learned to ride my first bike. All summer I feel off my bike more times than I could count. Practicing everyday nonstop finally gave confidence to do it. This was exciting time for me‚ for my six year old self. I felt just as excited as a sixteen-year-old on their first day on the road. School that day was super anxious‚ not thinking about anything else but riding in the wind. I could imagine myself speeding through the neighborhood‚ humid‚ dry wind in my hair. It was the first day I was gonna ride
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give it our all to win the game.” So I put on my dirt crusted‚ sweat smelling glove on and hustle out to the red brick chipped field. I’m playing short stop‚ the most difficult position to play‚ and was told not to let any hits go past me. The first hit off the aluminum composite bat was sent straight up the middle in a line shot that the other team thought was a base hit. Both myself and
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Somehow‚ it was their fault I wasn’t on the team. That was my first failure. My fate was decided when I neglected to deal with my physical ailments. I left no choice for my coach; you can’t keep a cripple on a completive team. It was my fault and my fault alone. That realization hit me hard. It was unfathomable to think I was the one who destroyed this part of myself‚ but I did. That led to my second failure‚ failing
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