Реферат: My Story Victory Down Under Essay Research
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My Story: Victory Down Under Essay, Research Paper A VICTORY DOWN UNDER I never thought I would have to go as far as Australia to write a story on a fellow Bayonne High School alumnus, Monica Czeravlo. I was of course always familiar with her track breaking record all through school, but I never had the opportunity to talk with her one on one. Now here I am in beautiful Sydney, waiting patiently with pen and paper in hand for Monica to finish her interview with NBC. It’s a delightful day with a temperature of about 85 degrees, and the sun shimmering down brightly. I can almost feel the same excitement in the air as Monica must have felt when winning the gold metal. Nearly an hour and an half after arriving to the Olympic tent I spot Monica trying to escape a gaggle of anxious reporters. Eventually I get her attention and she calls me over to where she is sitting, the infield grass of the track. After all the congratulations and formalities our interview begins. She is friendly and open so I enjoy her company Immediately. She starts off by telling me of her Uncle who was in the 1976 Olympics running for Poland. “He was my mentor, whenever I felt my practices were becoming to intense and wanted to quit he was always there to encourage me to thrive for success.” Unfortunately, Monica’s Uncle Peter passed away in 1996, but Monica says that despite the pain she felt she knows her Uncle is smiling down on her today: “I used to fear the death of a loved one the most, but I realize now that death is a part of life and that a death in this life might signify a birth in another.” Most people don’t realize the nervousness and anxiety that accompany someone to the Olympics. For Monica this plague attacked before her big day. “I went out to dinner with my teammates that evening. It wasn’t until 2 o’clock that morning when it starting feeling as if the kangaroo steaks I had for dinner were shill hopping around in my stomach.” Monica thought that she wouldn’t even be able to compete in, let win the race the next day. But the key break came when she was awarded the inside position, which saves the runner some advantage at the beginning of the race. What are your plans for the immediate future? “I Intend to finish my early education degree and become a first grade teacher. Ever since I was little I have wanted to teach, I love kids! And that is how I want people to remember me, someone who is fun, friendly and a mentor. But that doesn’t mea you will never see her on the track field again. She has every intention to come back and defend her title in the 2004 Olympics. “I’ve trained for the Olympics my whole life, and even though it has been a lot of fun, it has also been hard work: so there is no way in hell I am letting my title ship away from me so easily!” As our time together comes to an end I realize I am staring to see Monica in a different light. Rather then only knowing her as a celebrity I an getting to know her dreams, thoughts, and insights to life. So what’s your motto to live by? “ Take life day by day that’s all you can do.” And if you really think about it that’s the best advice you can get. |