An Experience that I would never forget

“I’m so tired,” I thought while in the New Zealand airport. After a great holiday with my parents and old friends, I was returning to New Zealand to continue my studies. At 4pm, I was back at the AIC tower where I was living.
Two hours later, my friends asked, “Jimmy, can you go to play soccer because our team doesn’t have enough players?”
“Sorry,” I replied. “I’m so tired. I just came back from a 12 hour-flight, can you ask someone else?”
“Ok, I will try.”
However, I began to question myself, thinking “I’m still fine; I am the leader of this soccer club and my team does not have enough players. I should go to play with them.”
Therefore, I agreed to join the team.
In that game, although I was tired, I still played really well. My friends said I was the best player in that game. I had many chances to score and indeed succeeded in two goals. Then on one occasion, I tried to take the ball from another player, who was big and tall with curly hair and deep blue eyes (specific characteristics of New Zealanders). We were confronting general players in Auckland, not just student teams. Hence, our team was the “smallest” in the league. In trying to take the ball from the “big” player, we struck each other. Crack...!
Unfortunately I fell, hearing the crack coming from my leg. It was so painful. I was escorted off the field by teammates and supervisor. They took me to the hospital. I thought that my leg just sprained, needing a slight treatment. After an X-ray and a two-hour wait, the doctor told me that my bone was cracked and they needed to put a plaster cast on my right leg for one month.
My leg, in extreme pain, prevented me from walking, showering. It drove me crazy. That was the first time in my life my leg was broken. However, instead of feeling angry and sad, I was happy and proud of myself for fulfilling my responsibilities and performing my best for my club. I did the best I could to help my club excel. I am proud of my leadership. That was an experience I would never forget.