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Personal Narrative Essay: The Moment Of My Life

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It is common for one to question how some moments in life are so easily forgotten, yet others remain fresh in the brain as if they happened the previous day. One life moment that easily remains in my memory to haunt me forever is one that is extremely embarrassing. It all began my sophomore year of high school. I had an enormous crush on this one boy who happened to run track and field. It’s actually funny because his name escapes me; however, what does not seem to escape me is how I ruined my chances of him ever even considering me as more than just a friend. A friend, who experienced the most comical, typical, movie scene moment that any high school teenager ever had. Even though you probably won’t believe me after you read this, I used to play on the varsity soccer team all throughout high school. In fact, I was one of the fastest sprinters on the team. One day, my Spanish teacher, Señor …show more content…

Remember, it’s just a race and it is your first time so no one is going to judge you!”. Oh boy was she incredibly wrong. Speed? Check! Endurance? Check! Confidence? None what so ever! Knowing how to start the race out of starting blocks? A complete fail. By the way, the starting block is broken up into three phases: alignment, set position, and go! You’d think that since this prop is a big part of track and field I would have been aware of it. Well, I had no idea what these things were when I when I was told I had to use them in exactly three minutes to start off the race.
My coach approached me and simply said “Oh yeah! I forgot to inform you about the starting blocks! But, they are so easy! All you have to do is put your back foot in them, lean like your lunging forward, and when the gun goes off you just run!”.
Oh yeah okay sounds soooo easy I’m so glad that you waited three minutes before my first race ever to start to tell me about them! I did not say out loud. Instead, I smiled when really, I felt like I was dying

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