Failure Research Paper

With about 30 minutes of a quick break Coach Gad gathered us into the hallway for a congratulations and another motivation speech. From what I can remember of the speech it had a lot to do with how everyone doubted us and no one believed we could make this far. After hearing this I and probably everyone else got this huge spark of fire ready to win the championships. As we made our way back to the gym the buzzer buzzed and the game was about to begin. The team we were playing was Marlboro one thing everyone knew about this team was the had this star player named Grace who basically was the whole team. Every set was basically for her for her and every dig she seemed to get. Knowing this made ourselves play smart and try our hardest not to spike the ball to her. We were serving first Alyssa gave a beautiful float serve that Grace passed and spiked which gave Marlboro the first point. Losing the first point didn’t break our confidence, throughout the entire set the points were coincidently going back and forth. A key play in the first set was when Grace was approaching for a spike Megan roofed her. Everyone who was cheering for us went crazy you could feel the floor shaking from our screams. Even with our enthusiasm Marlboro was determined to win the first set 25 to

I watched the ball roll into the back of the net; it was 12-12 in overtime against Cardinal Gibbons. This was my last game with my brothers, best friends, and a family I will cherish for the rest of my life. I not only let my teammates down, I let my family down. We lost against Cardinal Gibbons in the 2015 3A State Championship game 13-12 in overtime. When they scored their final goal I immediately dropped to my knees and began to sob, I was not upset that I lost, I was upset that I let my family down and that was the last time I would ever step on the field with

Most residential decks are made of wood and with this in mind they are susceptible to the elements such as Sun and rain and wind not to mention winter. Time is definitely an element, nothing lasts forever.

As my teammates and I practiced, throughout our first two weeks, we became better. After losing so much during my first year of competing in tennis, I learned to stay calm, confident, and focused during the matches in my junior year. The leading match of the season was remarkably challenging, but instead of succumbing to defeat, I rose up to the challenge and became victorious. Although I went on to win most of the matches I competed in that year, I learned more from losing than I did from winning. As the season came to an end, I competed in the tennis regionals and made it to the semifinals before I lost. My past failure not only taught me to become a better tennis player but also taught me to be a better

The first way I improved myself in aftermath of the failure was by developing a strong mental discipline. To become more fit, I joined my school’s cross country team. I trained for soccer everyday after practice, regardless of how much I ran that day, the weather or if the field closest to my home was closed; I made no excuses. The next year, I made my school’s JV soccer team and a first division club team. I continued to practice on my own everyday with unconditional

It is in my nature to be highly competitive, and a long time ago, I was considered to be a sore loser. Whenever I would lose anything, even something as little as a classroom kahoot, I would be disappointed or even mad at myself for not being better. Throughout my 3 years at Green Hope, I have taken a step back and realized that this is not the correct way to take a loss. I have realized that this should just be used as motivation for improvement; it is a sign that I need to continue to work at it. This realization has caused my mindset on the importance of failure to change completely, which in turn has allowed me to have a more positive outlook on failure. While this realization was certainly a turning point in my life, it has not been the most important obstacle that I have

On the last day of volleyball tryouts, I felt nervous. I knew if I didn’t make the team it would be okay. I went thought the whole tryout thinking “ I know i’m not going to make it.”I went to go help set up the nets in the gym. I went up to my friends and I said “Good luck.”

“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy loosed upon the world”-The second coming.

It was the summer of my Sophomore year, going into my Junior year. My team and I were headed to our first volleyball tournament of the season. As a team, we had low expectations of the outcome of this tournament. The fact that we had lost five starting seniors the year before, and were shocked with a new, inexperienced coach. We were practically a new team, with very little experience together on a varsity level. Walking into our first game, we knew the team and that they were amazing. Losing the first set was devastating, we got killed 10-25. We all had our heads down, accepting the tough fact that we would most likely be losing our first game of the year.

When you ask somebody what their greatest failure in life is, the majority will tell you a story on how they didn't pass a test or didn't get a trophy in some competition. However, my biggest failure was discovering me. I've made a lot of mistakes in spite of them I managed to overcome my errors and come out as a reformed individual, with a positive outlook on life.

There’s a saying that everyone’s said at least once in their lifetime, I’m sure. It’s so cliché, but now I know that there is so much truth behind it. “Believe in yourself.” Rather than giving up on yourself, use your failures to make you better. Learn how to bounce back from adversity and learn from those experiences. This is called using your growth mindset. According to Carol Dweck, research psychologist, in her book Mindset, “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” It wasn’t until the summer between my junior and senior year of high school that I learned this and of course I learned it the hard way. I had played club basketball for four summers in a row with the Longmont Rush basketball club. I loved the game of basketball and I had spent countless hours working on my skills on the court. I even wanted to play in college. I already had schools scouting me. Unfortunately, in my final season, just before my senior year, my biggest fear came true.

It was 20-10 in the last volleyball game of the season. My team was down, and I could see the frustration showing on my teammate’s faces. When you’re down by that much, it can be incredibly difficult to come back, but it’s not impossible. I’m never willing to accept that it is impossible. We slowly inched our way back into the game until the score was tied 24 all. The points kept going back and forth in an amazing game, with long and tiring rallies. My team fought hard, but we lost 29-27. It didn’t matter. I had left it all out on the court and played as hard as I could for every point, and that is what counts.

That is what I had set in my mind come time for the next season. I worked harder and pushed myself farther. I learned that I must not accept anything less than my best. If I accepted anything less than I was not only cheating myself, but I was also cheating my team. Every player worked harder each day of practice. We supported each other in times that we felt we had none from anyone else. Everyone doubted our ability to become the best all year long, but that did not stop us. We actually took the doubt and used it to make ourselves better as we fought our way to the 2014 state championship game. We entered a game where the odds were against us and it was not looking best for us. Everyone believed that, once again, we would fail. We battled and played hard, and never quit fighting for one second even when we were in the lead. We were not going to fail this time around. In the end, all of our long practices, early morning snow-day practices, and our all-around hard work paid off. When the last buzzer of the fourth quarter sounded we claimed the title of the 2014 2A State Champions. In that moment I realized that if we would not have trusted one another and not played as a team, we would not have one. Not one single person with any amount of talent could have won that game by him or herself. It took all thirteen players of the team to win. Basketball showed me what being a team should feel like, and that feeling does not consist of people who bond together because they play together, it is trusting one another to have my back no matter what, and being supported whether I do good or bad. That feeling is what creates a

Many people say failure is not an option. I believe that`s unrealistic. Everyone fails at some point and some even learn from that which leads to success. Over my lifetime, I have experienced many types of failures, from failing levels on a video game, to even failing some classes. My junior year in high school I found out there was a possibility I wouldn't graduate. It affected me badly, and I began to realize that I had to pull myself together and stay focused.

Every time I stepped on the court I gave everything I had and I did the best of my ability. First day of school senior year, I was excited to be on the last stretch of my high school career and I was more excited to have a volleyball scrimmage after school. We were scrimmaging the junior varsity and it was like a normal game with referees. We were going to play best three out of five, and we won the first set. During the game, I started in the front row and then rotated to the back row and got to serve. I am a middle hitter and I didn’t play back row unless I was serving. That is when everything went wrong. JV hit the ball back over and we shank it off, but I could still get it back into play if I went after it. I turn and start sprinting to the back wall trying to get to the shanked ball before it hits the ground.