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The biggest thing I learned through track is that it is not all about winning; it is about doing my best.  My personal best for throwing discus is 101’ 7”.  At State I threw 82 feet.  Of course I was ticked for a little bit but then I thought to myself, “Nadya, you qualified for State!”  I have only been throwing discus for two months and made it to State.  That was a huge accomplishment for me.

            The practices were hard sometimes and I wanted to quit but I never did.  How I performed at track would definitely be a reflection of how I performed in my life.  If I gave up as soon as something got hard, then imagine what I would have done at home when I didn’t want to do something that I didn’t like. 

When I knew that my Dad was coming to watch me at State, I was so worried about looking good for him, but in reality he didn’t care how far I threw.  He was just happy with how I did.  I also learned that I am not less than boys because of how well they did in an event compared to how well I did.  We were all a track family and we were there to support and love each other the whole time.

The two days that I was at State was one of the most fun experiences I have ever had.  Coach Eddie is one of the best coaches I could have ever asked for and State was a learning experience for the entire team.  I will never forget my coaches, the team and the parents who came to the meets to support us.  The sweat, the tears (yes, some of us cried at those practices), the friendships, the joking around, the laughing, the food etc. will all be part of me forever.

I cannot wait for the next track team to have as much fun as we did.  I ended up getting 10^th place out of all the 2A school girls at State, and 3^rd place at Region.  That is good enough for me!

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by admin
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