Tough Times

The difficulty of having an uncertain future

Tough Times never last, but tough people do-Robert H. Schuller

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   Pain is something hard to get over; pain and time wasted is a mental test that one cannot fail. I experienced this, and I’ll be the first to tell you it is something you will remember for a long time to come. Along with the pain and the time you just have to sit, you also have to think about the things you could be doing like playing sports or having fun on the beach. For me it was about football and how I didn’t even know if I could play or not. That summer I felt that I was in the best shape of my life, but then life threw a big curveball at me. 

     I was in Hyannis, and after being in the car for an hour and a half I was ready to have some fun on the beach and go swim around. The rest of that day didn’t pan out the way I thought it would (to say the least). 

       Do you know how if something bad is about to happen it feels like it’s moving in slow motion? That is exactly how this moment felt. I was riding along the shallow water on a skim board when it suddenly shot out from under me, and I began to fall backwards. This is when I knew what was about to happen. In my mind, it was like a shot from a movie where I was just slowly falling; kinda like the peace before the storm type of scenario. As soon as I heard the snap in my leg was as soon as I felt it. After that everything went as quick as the Roadrunner from Loony Toons. The next thing I knew, is that I was stuck in my basement with a 15 pound cast on my leg and I was just there thinking that if I had just moved my leg a little bit I would’ve been fine. I also just thought about what I could be doing if it hadn’t happened; I could’ve been having one of the best summers of my life, but no. I was left to wonder what could’ve been, and if I had a chance to play my new favorite sport—football.  The main reason why I wondered if I could play this season is actually because my doctor said he would be more comfortable with me being out for the rest of the season. I took that and said in my head “I’m not letting that happen,” but I had to be a little patient and just wait until I was ready to start “rebuilding” my leg. Eventually I made back, and in my first game returning, on my second play I took a quick toss to the right for around a 25 yard touchdown. Close to the end of the second quarter I had about a 50-60 yard run that was called back for holding. I still count that yardage in my head though because that would been my first 100 yard game. After the game ended, I felt like I was out of my rut and back to the athlete and person I was before my injury. This shows that if your in a tough time the longer you are in is the closer you are to getting out of it. Having tough times in life is not something anyone wants to go through, but is something everyone needs to get through life.