Nick Cameron's Creative Writing Snowboarding

I started snowboarding when I was ten years old and I quickly learned the skills I needed to stand up without falling. I grew into a love for snowboarding that consisted not of competition and showing off but rather for the enjoyment of the sport and the desire to learn more each and every time. By hanging out and snowboarding with my friends as I got into high school, snowboarding became more of the showing off aspect, trying to impress whoever was looking. I still enjoyed snowboarding but the presence of competition now re-defined my intentions behind the moves/tricks I learned or performed. I went up early one morning with my best friend to snowboard and even when no one was there I still felt that I needed to show off. I ended up fracturing my larynx (voice box) and was rushed to the hospital. After this whole incident I thought to myself "what am I doing? Why am I doing this?" I did not lose my love for snowboarding but instead I learned that I needed to focus on the enjoyment factor instead of "being the best." I still snowboard with the same friends but the thing that's different is why I snowboard. I learned to not care what others will think when I mess up and through this I developed a new love for snowboarding that I still keep today.