To the sport I once participated in,

You may be gone from my life now but you will never be forgotten.

It will never be the same, when I went back to it on a later date. High school is a time when you think you are stressed to your max. The reason I say "you think" is that college is somehow even more stressful! Your coaches, parents, and peers push you to your breaking point. You want to be the best, and if you get there, it feels like you are on top of the world. You are the best in your state, make it to the biggest event you can participate in at the youth level. You know you are the best.

College comes and all of a sudden you are a nobody again. You have to remake that name for yourself, especially if you aren't doing your sport in college. It's different. You knew what you were getting into but you didn't think it would hurt this bad. You try to fill in that gap with maybe something that is less than a perfect team. It's a waste of time for you. You need something bigger and better. Maybe just one more day, running that race, being on the field, chasing after that sunrise/sunset will change everything and you will feel complete again. But nothing will be like being with your team. I miss you guys and wish you the best of luck.

Sincerely,

Your old teammate.