Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Pushing Through, and Staying Tough

I read the Article "Baylor Guard Seeks Title and she Regains Vision". In this article, a senior from Baylor, named Melissa Jones, dove for a lose ball on the ground thinking nothing of it. But as collided with another player, she hit the ground, and her head was what she landed on. She played on thinking nothing of it, until later on in the game, she had no vision at all in her right eye. She missed one game from recovery, but was back in no time. She began by playing her first 6 games with protective glasses on her eyes, just in case. As time progressed, her eye improved greatly. First she began to make out shapes and colors, but then it got even better where she saw moving blurs of people, and later could reconize who that person was. Overall, Melissa fought through the pain, and stayed tough throughout her recovery, and was determained to get better as fast as she could.

Her determination and toughness really inspires me to fight through whatever happens to me in the future. If I ever get hurt, I will want to get back as fast as I can, as strong as I can. Melissa is a clear example of pushing through the pain, and working towards a goal of getting better fast. I also hope to play basketball during high school, and college, so seeing how she was aggressive and hustling for the ball, really shows me what a true basketball player would do for their team. I hope to be as great of a player as Melissa is, and to be as strong as determained as she is too.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24baylor.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=sports

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