@ShielaGanda 23 May 2021 more from that month

My favorite sport. (Part 1) During my elementary years in Grade 5, my close friend invited me to practice table tennis with her. Also, there were people who trained us. At that time, I didn't know much about table tennis. I never thought of playing it. So I said yes to her. We went to the practice room, held the racket and tried tapping the ball next to the table across the net. Wow, that was fun. We continued to practice and practice. It was really interesting to play it. We've practiced for days, weeks and months. They told me to compete during the Inter-school meet selection and I was glad to have accepted it. The time has arrived when we competed, I was really nervous to the moon. My hands were shaking. But our coaches and my team said, it's okay, you can do it. My nervousness lessened and continued with the game. Unfortunately, I lost and cried really hard. I could not contain it inside so many people saw me cried. But the worse part was, all of my teammates went to the provincial meet except me that made me down even more. I was able to move on after a month. In Grade six, I tried my best to practice. We even went to the Municipal hall and played. And gladly, at last, I won as well and joined the provincial meet together with the team. I could still remember those remarkable words from someone's coach, "you're really good in table tennis, who trained you?" I was flattered of course and responded with a sweet smile. I was playing with a foe when she told me that so I can't give her a proper response but with a smile only. 😊 I hope she was honest too. 😅 But again, we lost and did not go to the CARAA. The regional competition. I cried again, but not only me this time, it was also my close friend who invited me, that cried too. She lost as well. 😅 We were cry babies. 😅 I continued playing table tennis in high school until I went to college but only in my freshmen years. I'll continue to write on the second part sooner. So this is why, even until now, I love table tennis. Never lose hope when you're desperate to win on something. You can do it too! 😊 What about you, what is your favorite sport? Good morning! Image source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.playo.co/4-table-tennis-shots-for-every-beginner-to-learn/