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Personal Narrative: Harleton Softball
Imagine looking forward to just one thing all year, and that one thing got ruined. That is how I felt about this game. It completely crushed me. The Harleton softball game has shaped me because of the build up, the people around me, and how I felt during the game.
The build up all started on the first day of softball practice. Right as I walked through the dugout door the softball team started talking about Harleton. One of my teammates was talking about Harleton’s pitcher, “Have y’all heard that RC is committed to Texas A&M? She is so good!”
Another said, “Harleton is not even worried about us this year. They think they are going to beat us ten to zero! Can you believe that? I am so nervous!”
“They are just trying to get into our heads early …show more content…
I couldn’t believe people were already talking about it so early in the season. Little did I know, not all of the talk was positive. Some of our so called “fans” had no faith in us. I saw comments the completely broke my heart that was posted on social media. Horrible comments like, “Beckville does not have a chance against RC. She is just too good.” One comment really hurt me deep and it was said to my face by someone I thought was one hundred percent for us. Someone that is supposed to support the team no matter what. He said, “Y’all just can’t do what RC does. There is no way we will hit against her. She is too good.” When I heard this come out of my coaches mouth, my confidence level went from a ten all the way to a five. I was in complete shock at what I had just heard. I was enraged! I have never been so mad in my entire life. What kind of coach can sit there and tell his players that he has no confidence in them? The whole team was down after that. At practice the next day nobody said anything. Nothing about their day, or about their school work, and especially not about Harleton. We were all still in shock at what we heard out of our coach’s
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