Personal Narrative: The Sport Of Football

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I know football can be a very challenging sport. It is challenging by being very physical. Also it can challenge you mentally and emotionally. I know football is a physical sport from exerencies. When we played gallup I hit their running back so hard in the helmet that our sideline heard the hit from the field. When playing physical you are determined to get someone or yourself injured. I’ve slightly torn my minuscules in my left knee. I’ve needed surgery in my left shoulder, which kept me out of three games. Those three weeks felt like the longest three weeks of my life. How do most people deal with their injuries after the season is over? I wonder if the injuries I have now, will they affect me when Im older? Is surgery the best way to deal

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Personal Narrative Essay: The Sport Of Football

As a three sport athlete back in high school, I remember one of the local pastors or one of my teammates leading us in the lords prayer or having a prayer said before every varsity football game I every played in. What I don’t remember is ever saying a prayer before a basketball game or a track meet. Praying before a baseball game in the summer? Never did it. Football is different. The potential for injury is real. You can not play the game of football without blood and bruises. That is the nature…

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Personal Narrative: My Sport Of Football

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