When I was in the 9th grade I played volleyball and softball. During volleyball season i didn't twist my ankle, sprain a finger, or broke a bone. But when softball came, it was a different story. The first time i hurt myself was at the batting cages. The whole team took a trip to the batting cages to practice some hitting and timing, outside of practice time. When we got there it smelt like sweaty old people. I was really nervous cause i didn't know how fast it was going to come at me. I told my coach that i was scared and she said that i was going to be okay. As I'm walking in there i am extremely scared, but thought that i have to do this to conquer my fear. The first ball comes and i swing and actually hit the ball, so as more come I'm getting good swings and soon the scared feelings goes away. Next, the coach told me to press the button and go for another round. I said okay cause i wanted to keep batting. As I'm standing there i am ready for the next one, i watch it as it gets ready to come out. Then the ball comes out and hits my index finger. Instantly I step back and try to figure out what happened while i try to hole back the tears. I felt extreme pain as i tried to bend it. I got out of the batting cage and went to my coach. She said its okay, its just gonna hurt and to put some ice on it. I felt so dumb for crying in front of the other girls but i couldn't help it, it hurt so bad. After the incident i didn't want to go back in there so i sat out and watched other girls. Finally the other girls were done and we all went home. I walked into my house and told my mom, so she grabbed the ice and put it on my finger. The next day I couldn't practice cause i still couldn't bent it all the way. Playing softball requires a lot of toughness.
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