Everything Has to Come to an End

Sports is one of my favorite things to do, specifically soccer and basketball. I have done them since I could walk, and I have pursued them ever since. I grew up with my sister, Alice, on the same team as me, and we would play together and I would fall into her footsteps. Alice made it so I liked sports and I tried my hardest to get up to her level, but she has made it so I can be up to her level and make it so I gained confidence. She would always want me to do my best and she would always give me advice on what to do, but I took that for granted. A lot.

Coming into freshman year, I was terrified of sports but I was so lucky that I was familiar with some of the sophomores that I played with while I was in seventh grade, Alice being one of them. She told me that in soccer I would be fine, just play the game. You always have good games and bad games, and when I have bad games I don’t like anyone telling me what to do, or how to play. I get angry, espcially when my sister would critize me. I never thought I would not have Alice on the field with me or on the court with me any year. I never really thought of her not being there on the bench cheering me on, or on the court giving me a high five after a good shot.

Sophmore year was just the same, but I knew what was happening and I was close to everyone on the team. She was there and I always thought that she would be there. I never thought twice about her leaving. Then junior year happened, and that was all I would think about. Soccer season was good. I would say that she was leaving, but I would never think that I would never play soccer with her again. Then junior year, basketball season came and I was all tears, she was my backbone to both sports since I was 5. She never stopped giving me pointers even though I yelled at her, or gave attitude, she kept on and it only made me better.

Alice was the one who made my first 3 years of sports better. Last year was my last season with her by my side, and I thought it was going to last forever. She was my confidant in sports and still is. My mistake is that I took for granted her being on my team for all of our sports. I didn’t appreciate her enough for being there for me at my worst, not just for sports but for life. She makes me see the good in the game and not the negative in what we have to do, or what we are not doing. All of the late practices and driving home with the music on took all of the time together for granted, and I can never forget all of the memories that we have made together just through sports.

Now Alice is in college and I am a senior in high school. I look back on all the years that I have been with her and all of the good memories. Next year I will be going to college and I will be playing soccer with my sister and I will hold on to everything that we do together and never let go. Even now when I am not playing woth her I still see her on the sidelines and I know that she will tell me something after the game. I wont take anything else for granted when I am with Alice.

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