Asateamcaptain,Iknewitprobablywouldn’tbetheeasiestyear,butdidIeverthinkwewouldloseeverygame?Ofcoursenot.Sincesixofourtopplayershadgraduated,itwasclearthatwewereayoungteamwhowouldstruggle.Thestrugglebeganearlierthanexpected,though,asourteam’sstartingcenterwassuspendedfortheseason,andtwokeymembersdecidedtoquitaftertwoweeks.Atsomepoint,quittingprobablypassedthrougheveryplayer’smind,but,intheend,weallstuckitout,vowingtoworkevenharder.
Thentherecameatimewhenevenourowncoachhadgivenuponus.Personally,Ifeltlikeitwasnolongerworthgivingmyall.Ithought,ifeventhecoachdoesn’tbelieveinus,whyshouldI?Butjustasmyhopebegantofade,ateammatecalledameeting.Hesaid,“Nobodythinkswe’regoingtowin,andheck,wemaynot,but,asteammatesandfriends,we_owe_it_to_each_other_to_give_it_our_all_every_game.”
Sure,itwasalittlecliché(陈旧的),butitwasthatmomentthattaughtmehowtobealeader.IthitmethenthatImayhavebeenacaptain,butI,likeothersinmyposition,certainlydidn’tdeservetherole.Asaleaderyoucanneverquitontheteamwholooksuptoyou.Itisonethingtobenamedcaptainandfeelgreatandgothroughthemotions,butitisquiteanothertobearealcaptainandmakesureeveryoneworkstotheirpotentialallthetime.
Iamsureitisgreattogothroughhighschoolwithoutlosingandbringinghomeawards.Butinallhonesty,Irelishthefactthatmyteamlosteverygamelastyear.Itmaynothelpmetobecomeabetterbasketballplayer,butitalreadyhasmademeabetterleaderandperson.
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