Confessions of a Fighter

There I was,training for an up-coming competition which was actually my first one.I was practicing my kicks as I heard that was the key to keep your opponent a safe distance away from you.My coach,Coach Tan,went up to me and asked me whether I was ready and whether I was confident enough to participate.I have to admit that I was extremely nervous and scared that I would get hurt badly.My feelings were getting the best of me and it started to show in my training.My coach realised that I was disturbed so he went up to me and told me not to think of it as a competition but as a regular training.

"Fight with your heart.Control your emotions,"said my coach.

I felt more calm after that little talk that I had.I was able to concentrate and get my head in the game.The days passed and the competition grew nearer.I trained harder each day and built up my confidence but little did I expect that I was going to feel extremely nervous on the day of the competition.

"Welcome to No Boundaries Fightquest.100 participant,10 arena but only 1 winner"announce the host of the competition.

I was in the boys locker room,locking up my stuff in the locker given to me.There was other participant in the room,talking.They looked intermidating but I was not going to show my fear for them.They seemed friendly and wished me the best of luck in the competition as I did the same for them.

There was a board and on it was all the participant's name,being placed into group.The winner for each group were to face off in arena 1,2,3,4 and 5.I was in group 7 and I could not wait to get in arena to face off my first ever opponent.

I was devastated by the end of the day as I did not win in my group which means I would not qualify for the next round.I was upset but I started thinking of what my coach said to me.It calm me down and I showed my congratulate the other participant for a job well done

"Remember,fight with your heart and control your emotions"