Assignment 21: Bohannon

 So the sport I've taken part in for the past 8 ish years is swimming. It's not something I love all the time, but whenever I have too long of a break from it I miss it. When the coronavirus first put us all in two quarantine I was so excited to have a break from going to swim, but about two months in I started to miss it so much. So a few years ago my shoulder had been hurting really bad, like really really bad. But I kept swimming on it for about two week before I made it to the doctor. Turns out I had/have scapular dyskinesia, which is just fancy for saying how my shoulder was messed up. I didn't think it would effect me too much at the time, but I ended up just having to kick at practice for about eight months. I also went to physical therapy before school three times a week. So about two months in my parents began asking me if I even wanted to keep swimming, and I honestly considered quitting. I was in eighth grade also, so I wasn't as mature with making my decisions. Sticking out the 8 months before I could return to actually swimming, as well as the two months after building up my strength and stamina was a big obstacle I undertook. Even though I'm still struggling with that problem today, I learned that when things get bad like that to just stick it out. Now I have some of the best friends ever form the sport, and hardcore exercise that I would've lost from quitting. Swimming also teaches you so much discipline because it takes so much practice to maintain your shape, and I think it's what gave me the ability to power through that time.