Undergraduate / 'Curling' - Extracurricular Common App [6]

PROMPT: Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below (1000 character maximum).

In my junior year of high school I did something very strange: I joined the curling team. While joining a sports team may seem banal to most people, it was something completely outside my comfort zone. I've never been very athletic and was never really interested in sports; in fact what enticed me to join the curling team was the promise that it involved math and physics. I never expected to gain the important lesson I did: how to lose. During my first year our team lost every single game. We practiced every night after school for hours; it didn't matter how much work we put in, we never won. Normally this would have devastated me; I've always had very high self-standards, I always want to win, to be the best. But I quickly learned how to accept the loss, and more importantly learn from it. Before long I found I was applying this principle not only to curling but to my entire life. I never imagined I'd find such an important lesson or rewarding experience in such a simple sport.

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