Sports Journey: Fighting to the top
Hello!
I'm Nadine, I grew up in a family that cherishers sports and each person made his name at the top, and it was always mandatory to practice sports. Ever since I could walk I joined Swimming and Karate, as both my mom and dad practiced it.
I hated swimming, dad made it feel like school like you have to do it, you always need to be on the top, you can't lose, I didn't enjoy it at all but was forced in it, after 11 years, I quit.
I focused on karate because I loved it, and I was forced to quit to focus on swimming, but then after 11 years I went back, but I was always treated as a legacy after my mom, I was so annoyed about it, I focused all my efforts and everything on it, I would go to championships and matches, I never lost.
I started to make a name for myself, someone who everyone wants to beat and everyone including me was so proud of my accomplishments, after couple years I lost my mom due to a tragic accident and I turned karate into something to take my anger out, I used to skip important things and then I had the leauges and I lost and it was all over magazines and everyone was disappointed.
I quit for 6 months and then I got back again, I started playing again, wining and everything turned to the way it was and I was promoted to be a coach, after couple of years I was diagnosed with cancer, at first I didn't stop, I continued but then doctors forced me to stop, but I'd still go and instruct but I wasn't allowed to participate. After exactly one year, I was cancer free.
After a while, I started again and for the last couple years everything was going great, last may a car hit me while passing the road, I had to do surgeries in my leg and be with cast for months and then doctors said that my leg may never go back to it's normal state, I can't walk, or stand or do anything using it for too long, so again I had to quit and this time I couldn't even be a coach. So now I'm trying to prove the doctors wrong, I've been exercising and doing a lot of fitness and activity to get it back to it's normal state to fight my way back to the top!
I know this is long but basically what I want to say never stop trying and never stop believing in yourself and underestimate you capabilities, if you want something fight for it and never stop until you reach it!
I would love to read your journeys with sports! you can share it on here too!
Wow.... that is really an inspiration Nadine. Thank you for sharing your story! You have inspired me to keep trying to work on some of my own goals that got "side-lined" due to some of my own issues as well. Thank you again for sharing!
@PoliteOcean Glad I did, thanks for including me! Hope you get things back on track soon 
@NadineH
Wow Nadine, this is such an inspirational story! Thank you so much for sharing! :)
@soothingpurrr thank you! :) I appreciate it!
I am not an athletic person, so sports were always difficult for me. I am tall and thin and awkward and I just look weird running. But I always experimented with different sports. When I was about ten years old, I entered into a youth soccer league in my community. I was awful at it and I hated every second of it. I quit after the first, goal-less season. Next, I tried basketball. I thought being tall would help me out some, as it did for other people. Nope. It didnt. I was still awful and uncoordinated. I didnt stick around for the whole season. After my second failed attempt of finding a sport that I both liked and was good at, I decided to try cheerleading for whatever reason. That didnt go well either. Go figure. Lastly, I decided I would try to join my schools cross country club after a friend of mine told me to. I went into the first meeting with a negative outlook on sports in general, so I didnt think I would follow through and keep up with it. I ended up continuing with it and I started to really enjoy running. It became my main focus. I only cared about running. I wanted to run for as many miles as I could. With running and my history with anorexia, I started losing too much weight. A stint in the hospital and heart problems kept me from running and I never got back into it. Its something Ive been wanting to get back into. Its just a matter of me actually taking the initiative to do, which is difficult. But someday, I will start again.
That's what I look like when I run, by the way: http://giphy.com/gifs/Zl6Ooc8qKnKCI
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@kailee316 KAAAI <3 Thank you so much for sharing! It's okay to try and fail as long as you won't give up and you didn't and you found what you like, stick to it! I'm sorry you had to suffer this disorder and I hope you get back to running soon!
ps: hahaha that's def. not how you look when you run c'moooooon :p
@NadineH: Just when I thought I couldn't possibly like you more, you post this amazing thread! <3 I personally suck at sports. It was never my forte. I was always compelled to focus on anything and everything academic. But I do know the agony in pursuing a goal which is purely thrust on you. I do swim and play basketball (just to chill though nothing professional). You're such a badass, NadineH <3 You kicked karma right in the gut. You're going to be an international sensation for Karate someday and we are all going to cheer you from all over the world <3
@W3llThatSettlesIt awww <3 Thank you love! You may not be a pro in sports but as long as you do it, that's great plus you're a brainy hahah you do sports with your brain :p <3
I'm quite athletic and I like to exercise a lot. I was the fastest person in high school and I think I can at least outrun a giraffe or something moderately average. I like running (track) a lot but I used to play sports like football (soccer), swimming, and baseball. I don't know if mountain climbing or hiking is a sport, but I like to do those as well.
I try to be healthy and minimize alcohol and sodas but sometimes (very rarely) I have a day where I'll munch on fries, fried chicken or have a drink. My dad cooked most growing up and he is a great chef so I was fortunate to get home cooked meals every day. I like to sweat.
@Versatchy That's really great! Keep it going! 
