It's gratifying to have the gone through this last year. I'm glad to have been part of this type of chemistry. Two years ago I was just starting out with this jump thing. I've become more than just a jumper. I've come a long way and I know who I was expected to be was not at all who I became. I've overcome the feeling of being inadequate, acquired strength, speed, technique, gained confidence in myself, holder of two school records, and honestly will consider myself the best horizontal jumper in school history. Humble I still am, but that last statement only comes from these humble beginnings. I jumped 6.25 in the long jump and12.24m in the triple jump as a senior in high school. I leave behind personal bests of 7.05m and 14.48m respectively. I worked for every inch, every day. I cared too much not too. Also, I wanted to make this part of our team hold the same weight as the rest. No event is easy by any measurement but for some reason jumping seems to be the one everyone "thinks" they can do. I know what it takes and its the reason why "I" did.
These were some lyrics that I listened to on any given meet day:
One can never be judged when he's dressed like his brothers/ melancholy we are though we all learn to love it/ pessimistic we are, carry odds like luggage/ and through all our troubles we still walk around, walk around/ flyer than the rest of them, flyer than the rest of them, flyer than the rest of them and still got my Nike boots.
Thank you all, its been a pleasure to create this history with you.
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