Alija Kankam

Where it all went wrong

It was Crew Competition Day and the contest was "Wheelbarrow." My partner held my
legs and as I walked on my hands. I started to notice that ​my partner had been going a little to
fast . Right when I tried to tell him he was going to fast it had been to late . my hand had twisted
in a hole and I fell right on my shoulder. I heard a crackle pop sound and my whole right side of
my body turned numb ,I knew my shoulder was out of place. People started crowding around
me in confusion on what happened​. An ambulance had arrived I started thinking “what are the
doctors going to say” , and “will I be able to play sports again?”.When I had got to the hospital ​I
got the news I didn't want to hear: no contact sports​ .The day after I couldn't get the doctors
voice out of my head on him saying I couldn't do what I loved and it made me furious. Seeing
myself looking miserable is not how I wanted to be or looked as.​ So I started lifting little weights
I had in my basement day by day it had been hard for me. It had been a struggle that I never
thought I would had even achieved but I had brought up the Idea to my parents that I should
get a gym membership so I can take getting my shoulder back to the way it was much more
serious. After a couple of weeks my shoulder was at its full potential once again. Knowing that
my shoulder had felt normal was amazing but the downside was that I still couldn't play Football.
I had been training so much just for that incident to happen and ruin my chance from doing
what makes me happy. I didnt let it stop me at all ,I continued to work out but I had decided why
not build muscle in my entire body so I can prove the negative side of myself that I can achieve
anything as long as I put my heart into it. I feel blessed every single day knowing that I am going
to be back on a field again making my family proud. That's why I always follow by my
grandfather advice and lectures because I truly believe if I never had discussions with him I
wouldn't do anything to help myself. It's always a good idea to be open minded when it comes
time for getting advice, you never know how it could help you and motivate you. I use all the
anger and stress that went through my mind and I molded it into positive energy which helped
me do what I had to do to succeed.
 “ Life is going to push you around ,but it's up to you on how you want to live” (Mac
Kankam). I follow by that quote every single day because if you sit back and sob about how
your life is bad or miserable you will never accomplish anything throughout your life. Thats why
its up to you on how you want to live ,like if you want to sit around and not make progress you
can do that but only the strongest survive in the world. No matter what you go through you
should always find a way to push past the pain and negativity that is thrown at you. My
grandfather always told me he never wants to see me homeless or on the streets doing
whatever gods know. That's why I always try my hardest to grind on what I know that would
leave me down a successful path. When I use to see my friends struggling financially,I use to
help them with money sometimes but I also gave advice. By telling them while their at home
doing nothing someone out in the world is putting in the work so they can build their future. In
my opinion