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Get Knocked Down, Get Back Up BY Cole Ferguson
Looking back on it, everything happens for a reason. In my case, my failure making the basketball team made me that much more hungry to succeed. It taught me to never give up and to always turn the negative things in life into positives. I pushed myself to a new level, one where anything is possible, and my potential feels limitless. Making the freshman team wasn’t such a bad thing after all. After taking a shot to my pride and being a bit jealous of my twin brother, I learned that I am strong enough to keep going when the going gets tougher.
Get Knocked Down, Get Back Up
BY Cole Ferguson
The moment I had been going over and over again in my head for the last seventy-two hours was finally here. I walked into school, took a deep breath, and thought to myself, “today is the day.” I went straight to the gym doors, with each step faster than the other to the point where I was almost sprinting. When I reached the gym doors, I searched for the paper that had the words “Boy’s Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball Roster.” My eyes scoured both lists , up and down, back and forth, for my name. It wasn’t there, but what was there was my twin brother’s name, Andrew Ferguson. It was then that a tap on the shoulder came with the words “Your name is over there” and a point towards the opposite door. In big letters at the top of a piece of paper read “Boy’s Freshman Basketball Roster”. There it is, the first name on the list, Cole Ferguson. I stood there mouth wide open in shock, not so much to have made the freshman team, but because my brother had made the junior varsity team and I had not. I could not help but think about what was going to happen when I got home and what my parents were going to say.
Sitting in homeroom waiting for first period to begin, I reassessed my work ethic on what it takes to get to the next level. How could this rejection be my destiny? I am the one who is in love with the process of becoming the best I can be. I am hard working, self motivated, one who never makes up an excuse or shies away from a challenge. From five o’clock in the morning workouts, ten o’clock at night lift sessions, first one in the gym, last one out, I put in the work to be successful, how could this happen to me? As I am on the court so am I off the court, making sure I am on top of my game academically as well. Whether it means staying up all night studying for a major test or getting up early in the morning to meet with the teacher, I am willing to do whatever it takes to succeed in the classroom. I am usually the first one into class and the last one to leave, always making sure I get every last drop of knowledge I can before that bell rings. ..
After my initial reactions, I suited up for the freshman team. In all honesty, looking back, all throughout the season, I played with a bit of a chip on my shoulder. I never stopped hearing the jokes about how my brother was better than me. I would always just laugh about it like it didn’t affect me, but deep down inside it was like someone put a dagger through my heart. Despite being the frequent punchline to jokes, I remained focused on what was important, not letting any negativity feast on the failure that I encountered. hen my season finished, I was pleased to be moved up to JV with my brother. All the blood, sweat, and tear, maybe especially the tears, that I had put in that season finally paid off.
Looking back on it, everything happens for a reason. In my case, my failure making the basketball team made me that much more hungry to succeed. It taught me to never give up and to always turn the negative things in life into positives. I pushed myself to a new level, one where anything is possible, and my potential feels limitless. Making the freshman team wasn’t such a bad thing after all. After taking a shot to my pride and being a bit jealous of my twin brother, I learned that I am strong enough to keep going when the going gets tougher.