I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like my classmates to pay attention to me. I always1to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 2 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I should 3 for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn't have a good sense of balance. I didn't know how to 4the others on the team and they would laugh at me. 5 the teacher kept cheering me for it. I decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started attending the practice classes, I didn't 6 know the rules of the game. I really felt 7when I took a shot at the wrong direction. 8, I wasn't the only one"new" at the game, so I decided to do my best at each practice class, and not be too 9 on myself for the things I didn't know yet.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 10 and the"moves". Being part of a team was fun and exciting. Very soon the 11 part in me was winning over my lack of confidence. 12 time went by, I learned how to play and made friends -friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
My self-confidence was built up, and with it comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone 13 hiding in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my 14—even when I sometimes wasn't and not 100% sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in 15.
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