Some
Hoops
If you know me then you would know that I use to not have
a lot of self-confidence, overtime it has gotten a lot better just because of
my friends and certain situations that I have been put in. This story is one of
the situations that my good friend Robert helped me build up my confidence and
gave me some great advice.
One
night my friends decided they wanted to go and play basketball at the church
gym so they sent me a text message and asked if I wanted to go. At first I was
a little hesitant to go but my friends finally talked me into going. I finally got
there and they had already started playing, I knew them already so I knew that
they were a whole lot better than me at basketball. I was talking to my buddy Robert
and I was telling that I didn't really want to play because I wasn't that good.
He told me that if I tried my hardest no one could complain. So we all started
playing and at first I was doing terrible but as we kept playing I started to
get better and better. My team did not win the first game but we did end up
winning the next one, which made me feel pretty good. He came up to me after
the game with this look of I told you so on his face and all he said was, “are
you glad you came now?”, I was so tired and out of breath that all I could do
was give him a little smirk and a small chuckle.
This
memory sticks out to me because for many reasons. The first reason is because my
friend taught one of the most valuable lessons that I now know today, that no
matter what it is you’re doing whether its school, a job or something as small
as playing basketball, that as long as you try your hardest at what you’re
doing that you cannot really be ashamed of yourself for that. I know it was a
weird lesson to get out of that whole situation but now I have a lot more self-confidence.
The second was that I actually one a
game of basketball which didn't hurt at all.
This did not happen that long ago but I have remembered it ever since and will remember it for a long time.
The most valuable lessons are often the simple ones.
ReplyDeleteThe only person that prevents us from being the best we can be is ourselves. Like your friend said, they won't say anything if you try your best. Confidence is probably one of the best characteristics one could possess so I am glad you gained confidence! We should never be afraid to try new things just because we believe we will fail. That is the only way we can learn and get better.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear that you have gained confidence in yourself, it is something that every person needs in life. Being secure and confident in who you are will allow you to grow as a person and accomplish many things. Just remember that your best will always be good enough and to never compare yourself to others (be the best person that YOU can possibly be).
ReplyDeleteMan I really enjoyed reading this blog, I believe that self confidence is one of the strongest features anyone can have in themselves because that is a quality that will take you far in life. Not only by building stronger friendships but by also being able to handle stressful situations that may had been more difficult for someone in the past. Overall I think it’s an excellent quality to gain and you need to keep it up!!
ReplyDeleteReading this was great! Everyone goes through this part of life where we don't feel confident about certain things and we need our friends to help us get through it. Its awesome that you now have more self confidence you should always believe in yourself we are all destined to do great things in life:)
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