Essay On Overcoming Obstacles

Its led me too realize I am strong and braver than I had ever thought possible. While trying to decide on these options I seemed my parents for a little advice and what they thought I should do. They had some great things to tell me and it helped with my decision. I feel like a very strong individual for deciding on fighting the pain that was brought to me by continuing to play through with the injury. Every day after school I had to strap a thousand dollar brace on before going to the field. After hearing the velcro stick together I knew that I had made the right decision. Not only did it make me feel like a man but it showed me that I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way of what I

Tears are rolling down my face and the rest of the world is a blur around me. Waking up at 6:00 every morning to come here? Is it worth it? Hearing whispers and laughter as I walk down a hall that seems to be never ending. Yes, I have had obstacles in my life. Yes, I have been able to overcome them. I don’t know where I would be if it wasn’t for my friends and family.

My sophomore year of high school, I tore my UCL. I thought that my playing days would possibly be over and I wouldn’t be the same baseball player again. I went to the doctor in Memphis and they told me my options, it was either quit playing or have the procedure. I didn’t really know much about the surgery at the time but, after the surgery I had to know the steps. It was a long process as I had the procedure in June and wasn’t cleared for baseball activities until December. The therapy was long, hard, and difficult but I made it through. You have to be dedicated and hard working to make it through the process. I returned play my junior year and played the full season. I have had little to no problems with my arm since. The surgery changed and saved my baseball career and I’ll always be thankful for Dr. Jobe’s fantastic

I showed up in uniform to tell my coach of the news I had received from the doctor. He gave me back a response that was the perfect sentiment I needed to hear "That’s terrible man, that’s nothing you can take lightly but you are a part of this team so you are still gonna be with us all the way through even if you cant get on the field,". That’s exactly what I did too. I stayed with my team and went all the practices and every game. I participated as much as I could without over working my arm. None of it was ever enough for me though. None of it was ever as sweet as actually being apart of real baseball and being apart of the wins. It was soon time for the next appointment where there was no good news. The doctor said if there was anything to be done it required immediate surgery. This felt like great news, finally getting something done and going back to the game I love. I went through surgery, and the doctor told he did everything he needed to do to fix what was believed to be the problem. I began the healing process as soon as I could and I went to all my physical therapy sessions with one goal. To get back on the field. Little did I know that there had been no progress inside my elbow and I required an additional surgery. Of course I was ready for anything it took to get back to baseball. So another surgery, more physical therapy, and the entire healing process over again. All of it goes by with one thing on my

I went down in pain and the next day I went in for an MRI and anxiously awaited the results. When the day came, I waited nervously in the doctor’s office. He walked in and said, “I’m so sorry Marissa, but your ACL is torn.” This was devastating for me, but I refused to give up. I asked him if there was anything that I could do to keep from missing the season. He paused for a long time then finally said, “You can postpone surgery and play with a brace. However, the brace is very large.” I played the entire season last year wearing a massive brace, but I did not miss a game. After every game, my coach would shake her head and tell me, “I don’t know how you do it” I would laugh and tell her, “It was my only choice.” In the back of my mind before, during, and after every game was my surgery. Every time I fell I feared making my injury worse, but I had to take this risk because I had to play. I persevered through a very serious injury because I do not know how to give up. I played my heart out every game and earned All League with that ACL tear. I handle most situations in this way, persevering through difficulties and becoming stronger because of it. I sat in tears in Whittier Hospital on March 5, 2013 awaiting my

It all began with excruciating pain in my right shoulder, then came many amount doctors, and finally devastating news, I was going to have to have surgery. The news hit me like a semi-truck, I had to face my worst fear on January 27, 2016. When people first heard of my unfortunate situation they would pity for they knew what happens to softball players after surgery. Surgery is one of the hardest things to come back from in the softball world. Most players do not come back from arm surgery because it is a long and painfully process. This information terrified me, I loved softball it was my passion the idea of it being taken away from me broke my heart. I could not face the facts,therefore, I pretended my surgery date would never come. I took

Obstacles are a diurnal task every person has to go through quotidian. However, turning those drawbacks into a positive outcome is phenomenal because it aids you remain going with your day known you can do anything you want no matter whatever life throws at you. Experiencing barriers turned into something exceptional can construct you to be ready for any type of situation, and help you into look at different objects differently to work them to your advantage.

What is life? Life consists of experiences, challenges, and achievements; all of which are building blocks that essentially create ones path to success. In one’s lifetime they can experience tough and difficult challenges. Sometimes these challenges become unbearable, especially when the odds are against you. However, going against all odds is something everyone is capable of doing, and to overcome these challenges everyone needs to have a “never quit” attitude in life. If we develop it, we'll overcome quite a bit.

Ever since we were little kids, we used to wish to be like our parents, no school, no stress, just work to do and live freely. However, we weren’t able to see the challenges that we will encounter while growing up. Growing up, I realized that everyone will go through some obstacles. Now, I can say a little about obstacles. I believe obstacles that occur in one’s life path makes people a better version of their selves.

In life; particularly in the academic world, people encounter many obstacles that can hold them back from achieving goals that they have set for themselves. However, that does not mean that these obstacles stop them completely. As an individual, you learn to overcome things that hold you back. An obstacle in my academic life is procrastination and getting organized played a role and jumping that hurdle to success.

Who am I? What do I portray? Am i the carrot, the egg, or the coffee bean? Throughout my life I have faced plenty of adversity. I’ve faced it at home, I have faced it through sports, and I’ve even faced adversity at places like church. It’s everywhere, all the time. I don’t always handle it to the best of my ability, though.

I broke my left hand in a high school football game. During the time, I didn’t know what had happened. I thought it was a really bad cramp. So, I stayed in the game to play the next play. After, that play I showed my hand to coach and he got a little frustrated. He told me to go sit on the bench and wait for the athletic trainer. The trainer had told me that I’d broken my hand. After a while, I thought my sophomore season was a failure but I remembered a quote by Rudyard Kipling that my grandfather always told me “We have forty reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.” That quote influenced me for rest of the day.

Obstacles, conflicts, and circumstances in life, all often seen as hindrances in one’s life. These things can often hurt people and their futures, but they can also lead to a change in person’s view or personality. Some obstacles and circumstances that shaped my life were my inability to talk to people, my mother’s sickness, and my dependency on other people.

“Okay, so to warm up tumbling, I’ll have you guys touch in this order…” my coach Brooke told us but I had already stopped listening.

Every individual will – at some point in their life – face obstacles that can hinder their growth; however, it is up to each individual to decide whether these obstacles will stop them entirely or carve them into a stronger, more perseverant being. I have faced various obstacles in my life, but I believe that my obstacles – specifically those related to my shoulder health – have developed me into the resilient man I am today. To explain, three days into my freshman year, I tore my labrum in my right shoulder at football practice. Although I had surgery to repair it, I knew my chances of being a three-sport athlete were diminished. I was forced to stop playing football and wrestling, but I was lucky enough to be cleared to play baseball. High school baseball was my dream ever since I was a child, so I knew what it meant to the younger kids in my community. Now, it was my time to show them who I was, and I refused to let that be taken from me. For this reason, I began devoting much of my time to baseball.