Sami Hill
Arts and Architecture 10
January 31, 2011
Professor Winters
Too Far to Turn Back Now
From the first time I even considered putting on a horrid one-piece swimsuit and horrible looking swim cap, I knew that this sport would potentially take every ounce of energy out of me. And so far, my prediction has been correct. From five in the morning practices, to multiple practices each day, water polo has driven me to the very brink of insanity. Though most “normal” people go about their lives without the stresses and complications that a sport brings them, I however eat, sleep, and breathe water polo. So, when people ask me why in the world I put up with the crazy schedule that is my sport, and my life, it is merely the fact that I have come too far, and achieved too much to let this obnoxiously large piece of my existence out of my life. Though my life would be so much easier without the overpowering schedule of water polo, I would not trade it for anything. Not only has it provided me with amazing opportunities, such as a college scholarship to UCLA, but also had earned me international titles, and various achievements. The most obnoxious and overpowering element to my life may also in fact be a great blessing to me and to my family. Turning my back on this sport now would not only be a completely stupid idea, but would be a slap in the face to my family and everyone who supports me in my sport. I put up with the backbreaking and immensely difficult battles presented to me in practice every day because I love the game, and there is no way I could possibly back out now. The question of what the real reason is behind my choice to keep pursuing this dream of high placed achievements in the water polo world, and I could only think of reasons why I love the game, and love what it has done in my life. This is the lesson that the question presented has taught me, be grateful for the things that push you to your limits, and that make you a better person.
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