Rising Up

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Rising UpThere is nothing that has much fun as having to recover from a series of consecutive losses or failures. I have realized that there is a reason for everything that happens in life. There is a reason why most of us pass through a series of failures, let downs and losses before finally making it to success. According to Forbes, failure in life is necessary, and it acts as a stepping stone to building our dreams (Walter 1). At least I can tell this from experience. This paper, therefore, is a personal narrative that demonstrates how I rose up after a period of continuous failure.
I like playing football, but I love winning. For me winning any football match gives me joy and I usually feel encouraged to play my next matches. On the contrary, losing a match would discourage me, break me down and further make me think that football is not the best for me. However, I learned a life lesson from the experience I had playing football during the previous season. We had a tournament whereby ten teams took part. We had expected great performance during the tournament. However, it turned out to be the worst season for us. We were beaten by almost every team. Notably, this was unlike us since in the previous years we had been the favorite team during any tournament. As such, we had the largest fan base in the region. So, you can imagine how hard it would be difficult for the fans to accept anything less than a win. During the last season, we almost l…