The surreal fact that is basically a forgone conclusion really came into a reality a few days ago. I watched 3 of my friends crying because they had lost their last game, and their season was over. Those 3 specifically, their careers could all be over. Watching that made me realize that what I've said about 4000 times this year is more true. We're seniors. It is the last chance. We've all worked our tails off in order to make it to where we are, and people have watched us grow up. To have your season end so abrubtly, and worse yet, with a loss, is the absolute worst. I know that the first of 2 seasons this year is almost over. Never to come back. If we lose tomorrow, it's over. If we win, we live to fight another week.
I know that we aren't exactly the favorite to win this game, let alone win a state championship. We can do it though. I would love to say that my senior year was the first year that a Cave Spring Football team made it to the state championship. I know that it could be over though. Knowing that I have almost no chance to strap up the football pads again, or put on another helmet, so long as I live. It's a reality I need to face
I'm gonna make the most of every second I can. As I figured out, it could be taken away, even if we are not supposed to lose.
The end of soccer season is going to be terrible. I know my athletic career is almost done with, and I can say I've enjoyed myself. Given it my all, and gotten everything I can out of every experience. I know that once I have a child, that I will teach him/her to make the most of everything, and even tell him/her to learn from where I made mistakes. I want to make the most of everything I have in front of me, rather than regretting the things that I did or did not do in the past.
I want to move forward in the right way, but I don't want to move too quickly.
I love you guys
TJ
You honestly can't prepare for saying goodbye to your season. But you honestly shouldn't. That will make you focused on the future and not the now. When Tam asked us to say anything to the underclassmen, I told them that the only thing they need to do is "enjoy and truly live during every single moment you have left here. Every year, every month, every week goes by faster than the one before, and it's literally gone before you know it. But don't waste a single moment of anything together, because you'll never get it back. I would do anything for just one more practice together, but I can't. One day, you'll think the same thing, so live to the best of your ability through every moment."
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!The hard work payed off. I knew y'all could do it!
ReplyDeleteKendall, you're the best. I hope you know that.
ReplyDeleteThanks, whoever Anonymous is. Season's not over yet though.
"Your greatness is revealed not by the lights that shine upon you, but by the light that shines within you."..."Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe."..."Love is playing every game as if it's your last."
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