Thank you Taylor Alison Swift... I am so Proud!

You Made Me Fearless, 'Cause She's Just Mean

Summer volleyball started bad for me because I'm not as good as the other freshman. I knew I wouldn't be because of being out most of the 8th grade season due to knee surgery, but I didn't know it would be this bad. To make things worse, the coach was ALWAYS onto me! She was always yelling at me to do this and to do that and to shuffle this way and to pass that, and I was SICK of it! One night at practice she made a Varsity girl come off the court so I could have that position so she could "help me know when to hit the ball". It took EVERYTHING in me not to cry right then!!!!

I went to camp for three weeks (best year ever) and the week after I got back was team camp. The coach was the same way to me, but WORSE! I started doing private lessons and I started being able to spike better and do a back row attack and a down ball better, and I got better at digging spikes, then at team camp, my coach was telling me to do the opposite of what my privates coach had said! And she was constantly yelling at me! The other two coaches were very nice and demonstrated what they wanted me to do, where as she would yell at me to do the opposite then when I would say I knew what I was doing wrong, she said never to do that and if I did again I would have to run! I was so upset! I told my parents and we talked and I didn't know if I would play for my school this year or not, so I asled my dad to come with me so I could talk to her. She said I wasn't a confident player and it's obvious, and when I told her I wanted to play back row and she'd get more out of me there, she said I would have to play front row because I'm tall (I'M NOT THAT TALL!) and she needed someone who can block. I was upset to put it lightly. That night I prayed that God would guide me through this and help me make a decision on whether or not I should play for my school this fall, and that I'm playing for Him and to glorify Him.

The next day I thought about things really hard, and I realized something: If I don't play, she wins. Yes, I'll suffer still, but I play for the Lord, not that coach!
I realized that all that women is is Mean, and a liar, and pathetic! I realized that I needed to stand my ground and be Fealess and show her that I can play and I'm not letting her bring me down! I made the Fearless decision to play volleyball for my school. No, I'm not unafraid to play, I'm terrified, but that coach doesn't have to know that. This quote helped me:
"Being Fearless isn't being conpletely unafraid, it's being absoulutley terrified, but you jump anyway." -Taylor Swift

The songs "Mean" and "Change" helped too, because all that coach is is mean and pathetic, and she can't take me down anymore. I won't let her because if I don't back down, these things will Change!

Taylor Alison Swift, thank you so much for getting me through this! And for being such an inspiration! I wouldn't be who I am without you! I hope that throughout freshman year, and volleyball season, that you and your amazing songs and quotes will be there for me! I am so proud of you!!! You're amazing and I can NOT wait until album 5 comes out!!!

Taylor Alison Swift, I am SO Proud!!!!!!!

(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 also helped me through this, and that verse remings me of Taylor Swift and how she got famous!!!)