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Essay on Personal Experience
A personal hardship that I have overcome
People face difficult situations in their life at some point of time or other. Sometimes we do not know
how to deal with hardships and overwhelming situations in our life. To overcome the obstacles one has to
be determined and persistent to move forward to achieve the set goals. Many great people have overcome
difficulties with the help of their inner strength. Going through difficulties and struggles develops inner
strength. It is also found that adversities developed thinking skills. My experiences of hardships and
struggles also made me strong and confident. The details of my hardships are given below.
On January 24, 2014, the most unbelievable and exciting news I got
was that I was selected as a sophomore to represent my High School's track team to participate in the
Boise state, New Balance Indoor High School/College Track Meet. This made me very happy .I had
made a decision before six months to quit my competitive club soccer team .This was a very hard
decision , as I was no more going to play in my high school soccer team. As an adolescent I liked to play
football, but I decided to concentrate on track and field and made my commitment to our high school
track and field coach that I would focus only on track and field events completely. I wanted to get laurels
for my school.
I have vivid memories about my first indoor track event at Boise State University. I was quite nervous
and observed that the stands were full of spectators. I said a silent prayer and got ready to run. I was very
determined to win so I had practiced well. When I heard the gun shot I started running and was ahead of
everyone. When I completed the first lap I was in a comfortable position with a good lead. I was
confident that I would win the race. When I was only 75m away from the finish I felt severe pain and was
trying to limp and complete the race. But the pain so unbearable for me, so I was forced to scurry off the
track and fell down. I had never experienced such excruciating pain before. The University medics helped
me to the clinic. I was informed that I had pulled my right hip flexor and was lucky that it was not a tear.
Though I was in a position to win I had to return home without a medal. My health failed me but I was
determined not to feel disappointed. I made up my mind to get well soon and come back .I had to undergo
treatment for six months. I could not participate in any track and field events during the entire sophomore
year. I wanted to take care of my health so that I wouldn't face any difficulties with my body. After my
injury I was under rehabilitation. I wanted to get back so I started to get trained with my high school cross
country team in August 2014.I tried my best to keep up with the team but I found it difficult. I had just
started running since my injury .After running for some time I began to feel the pain again. I was very
disappointed and as I could not run as the others. I was wondering as to what had happened to my body. I
started crying when I saw my coach. I felt so helpless and could not understand why I was unable to run.
My mother took me to another Orthopedic Doctor. He asked me to go for an MRI.As he was concerned
about my condition he referred me to a world renowned sports medicine surgeon at Stanford Hospital.
Dr.Safron studied my problems and asked me to undergo hip surgery. On October 17, 2014; I had to
undergo Right Hip Arthroscopic Capsular Plication Surgery. At the age of 16 it was a painful surgery
after which I was asked to take rest for six months.
Even after my surgery I was not willing to give up. On March 27, 2015, I ran in my first High school
track meet which was after about a year and half. I was happy to finish the race without any pain but I
could not break any track record nor improve my personal record. I was satisfied with my