Perseverance Narrative

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For two years I have been the injured starting varsity player. I would never have guessed that the injury I sustained my sophomore year playing lacrosse would lead to four knee surgeries. After every surgery I was assured that it would be my last, through every recovery was told I was fixed, through every return to play was told it wouldn’t hold me back anymore, and every time having to look the surgeon in the eye when he told me I needed to do it all over again. Its is because of high school sports I had to learn the meaning of failure, perseverance, and redemption. Failure: I have had one major break down for every surgery. The largest coming after my second meniscus repair. My mother and I had driven home from the surgeons in complete silence, but once we passed the threshold to our home I dropped to the ground. It was as if my very skeletal structure that held me up just simply couldn’t anymore. That it too felt the devastation, confusion, pain, and utter failure. And on the concrete of the basement I hugged my knees to my chest and began to rock back and forth. The tears began in waves, but soon turned to shuddering sobs. My whole body shock and I could barley breath. My mom didn’t say anything because she knew there was nothing to say but she sat down next to me on that cold floor …show more content…
All those emotions I felt in that hour I carried with me every day and it’s not something I could forget about or ignore. They never faded or lost their potency. I felt them everyday and everyday I had to find the strength to persevere. To push myself in physical therapy and in the classroom so that I had the best chance possible to step back on the field. Even though failure was still always a option even if I did everything I could. To go and watch at all practices and games even though it emotionally hurt in order to stay with the

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