Tough Decisions

In life there are tough decisions we have to make as people.  Decisions are based on the pros and cons of our decisions.  The pros and cons can be such as whether we want to make ourselves happy,what is right or if we want to make other people happy.  From my experience, an incident that I can remeber most was at my basketball game.  The decision I had to make was whether I wanted to take the last shot of the game or did I want to pass the ball and forget about the last shot.  My decision was based on if I wanted to be a hero or was I afraid that if I missed my teammates and coaches would be mad at me.

I was afraid of my teammates being upset at me if I had missed the shot.  Another part of me was afraid of regretting I had not took the last shot and passed up on the opportunity.  I had a tough decision to make.  As the coach was drawing up a play for us, he wanted the ball in my hand.  At that point I felt a little more comfortable because I had trust from my coach.  In my head I felt good but as I was thinking before we went out and played the last few seconds was whether if I missed, would my teammates still respect me and like me.  My decision was based on me and how I would feel if I had not took last the shot.  I practiced all my life for these moments and I was not gonna pass on this opportunity, so I told myself I am going to take the last shot.  I had took the last shot and it had not went in the basket and we lost the game.  But I felt good because I took the shot and I overcame the fear of losing the respect of my teammates.  My teammates still loved me and they were happy I took the shot because I play hard and they trust me.

Overcoming a fear can be the hardest thing in life.  Their are consequences that come with your decisions but that is what makes the journey fun.  You learn from the mistakes and you face adversity and comeback even stronger.  Failing at something can be painful because you put your heart into your goal and get no results.  That is the toughest part but that is where I had to learn from my mistakes and comeback stronger than ever so the next time I am in the position to take the last shot again, I would have confidence and knock it down with my teammates and coaches support.