Take The Chances,
Before It’s To Late.
I believe that as kids we are given
a million chances to do anything we want, but don’t do them and before we know
it they’re gone. When growing up we are given millions of chances to try new
things, but once we reach a certain age in our life some opportunities are
taken away from us. I learned that when we’re kids we should reach out to
anything that catches our attention. We could do soccer. Or volleyball or even
baseball. We’re suppose to take chances. Spread our wings and explore the world
open heartedly. If I knew back then that some once in a lifetime opportunities
were going to close once I reached a certain age, I would’ve been more open to
trying new things.
At the age 15 ½ at the moment, I
regret not taking as many chances as I had as a kid. It didn't cross my mind
that I should be living it and being stress free about everything. To me, not
having to worry about homework, grades, picking out my outfit, doing good in a
sport, or even picking what I want to eat was the life for me. I may sound like
a lazy kid, but to me I think that’s what being a kid is all about. You are
able to be stress free about almost everything and anything you do. When I was
younger I tried playing soccer for 3 seasons, but ended up hating it because I
didn’t like to run. My mom then made me join another sport. When I was younger I
was shy and didn’t like to play sports or even do things with others my age. My
mom gave me the option of either playing volleyball at my recreation center
down the street or join a hula halau. I chose volleyball because I really
didn’t want to dance. So at the age of 7 I joined PAL (Police Activity League),
and ended up enjoying the sport. One lesson that I learned to while joining a
new sport was you never know what you’ll like until you try. I’m the type of
girl who just automatically says no to things that are new to me.
Thanks to
my mom in the year 2005 I took the chance of playing a totally new sport to me.
The sport before I tried playing volleyball was soccer. Soccer you use your
feet to kick, but with volleyball it was a penalty to use your feet. Volleyball
is all hand eye coordination. A couple years later I was then in 7th
grade ready to try out for the Moanalua Middle school volleyball team. After
the news that I did not make the team I was very down, so I asked my coach what
I should do to get better. He told me to try out for club volleyball, which are
teams that the girls have to try out for and if not they’re cut. You can only
be from the ages of 12- 18. My mom signed me up to try out for three different
clubs trying to get me in to at least one of them. I really didn't feel like
going to the try outs because I kept thinking of the feeling I had when I
didn’t make the school team. I thought to myself, “what if I don't make any of
the teams?” “Am I that junk?”. But I then I told myself, “The worst thing that
could happened is I don't make a team.” The second team I tried out for called
me back to ask me if I would like to play on their team and I said yes. I was
scared to meet my new coach and teammates. That year I made a ton of new
friends that always supported through the ups and downs of our season. After
that year I played club every year til today. With out trying out for club
volleyball at the time that I did, I don't think my volleyball career would
even be here today.
With me believing that I should
take chances while I still have them, gave me many good opportunities doing
good in life. When I was a freshman in High school there was a pre-training for
the volleyball season. At first I was scared of all the upper classmen being
mean and snobby. I was also afraid of the coaches being harsh, strict, and not
fun at all. The one thing I was most fearful of was that I was going to be way
more inexperienced than the rest of the girls. But guess what. I took that
chance of trying out for the high school team, and guess what happened. I made
the team, and was so thrilled to make the Moanalua High school JV volleyball
team. With me taking the chance while I had it, and making the team just proves
that if I strive to take all of the opportunities that are open in front of me
at the moment, I should go for it. From me trying out for the MoHs JV
volleyball team it gave me the strength to try out again sophomore year and I
made it the Blue Varsity team. I made new friends, learned some new skills for
volleyball, and got a lot closer with the upper classmen. I took the chances
that were in front of me and got something good out of it. No matter what the
outcome is I can always say that I tried and left it out there. Sometimes I may
not like it, but I’ll never know until I take the chance of doing it. I learned
it never hurts to try, and to just take the opportunity that is standing in
front of me.
When the doors of opportunity are
open to you, go for it. You never know when you’ll ever get the same chance of
doing something ever again, so if you’re interested at doing it, you should
just try it. I learned my lesson the hard way, but I’m still learning. I am
opening up little by little of my safety zone. I’m trying new things that I
sometimes don’t want to do. With knowing that sometime later in life I might
not get the same chances that I have at the time makes me want to try do new
things no matter how bad sometimes I really don't want to. Some things I should
do just so I can look back in life and have no regrets. To me one of the worst
feelings I could have is when your older is having regrets in life because you
know that you had the chance, but missed it. From here on out I’m always open
minded on new opportunities that come my way no matter what it is. It could be
sports, academics, or even just an outing. I’m going to try to always be open
to new things that pop up in life and strive to do my best in it. Take the chances,
before its to late.
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