One of my Biggest Regrets….
13 years old..
Middle School baseball team
I had been waiting ALL year long for my moment to play baseball on this team
Been running all year long, the year prior I had been one of the last kids to finish the run
But this year I kept up with the more in shape guys
Made the team and I was excited to get after it again this year, with even more playing time
Game day came
And I felt something hit the back of my neck…it was a rock
I felt another one, and another one
“Who is that?” I said I turned to my own teammates and they were throwing rocks at my head
I was angry, confused, and just didn’t understand
I told my coach and he didn’t really do much more than tell them to stop at the time
Then I had another encounter and one of the kids on my own team smacked me in the face
I just sat there and took it…I didn’t know how to respond to that because I had never had anyone just smack me for no reason
The bullying on this team got to me and I didn’t know what to do, all I knew was that every single day I was just miserable on the field
I quit. I quit playing for that team…
And its to this day one of my biggest regrets because I let other people’s actions and words rule my decisions and my happiness
Because If I Would’ve kept playing I could’ve had a successful season, I could’ve kept going and maybe even started at some point if I had stayed in the arena
But I was so heart broken at the time that it led me to quitting
If I were to give that kid advice now I would say
“Let them say what they want to say you just play your game kid”
If your going through a time where your playing your game whether thats your on a fitness journey, your starting a Buisness, playing a new sport
And there are so many doubters, hate, negativity being thrown your way
This is me reminding you just KEEP playing your game and let them watch you succeed
