<p class="ql-block">sports I tried</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> When I was told I would fall in love </p><p class="ql-block">with sports，l took it as the funniest </p><p class="ql-block">joke I'd ever heard. I believed Pigs </p><p class="ql-block">may have wings，frog may fly high, </p><p class="ql-block">but it was impossible for me to love </p><p class="ql-block">sports. To be frank，it was the last </p><p class="ql-block">thing I wanted to do.</p><p class="ql-block"> However，the day came when I had to choose one as my college sports </p><p class="ql-block">course. I was ashamed to death after being refused again and again by </p><p class="ql-block">dancing club，Tai Ji club and other </p><p class="ql-block">numerous clubs.You can imagine how happy and thankful I was when being accepted by table tennis club </p><p class="ql-block">regardless of the fact that it was open almost to everyone. I was a green </p><p class="ql-block">hand then but to my great joy，what seemed impossible before became </p><p class="ql-block">possible gradually and I did fall in love with it at last. But there was a </p><p class="ql-block">disadvantage. To play table tennis，I must have a partner. </p><p class="ql-block">There was no green hand like me in </p><p class="ql-block">the club，and the other members </p><p class="ql-block">were as skillfull as those in our </p><p class="ql-block">country </p><p class="ql-block">table tennis team. After being </p><p class="ql-block">defeated more than one hundred </p><p class="ql-block">times，I made an oath that I would </p><p class="ql-block">never play with them again unless my </p><p class="ql-block">partner was as gentle as a breeze，</p><p class="ql-block">as handsome as Brad Pitt and never </p><p class="ql-block">lost patience with me. Finding a </p><p class="ql-block">great sports partner was as hard as </p><p class="ql-block">finding a great boyfriend.Day by </p><p class="ql-block">day，I finally lost interest in it. </p><p class="ql-block"> Then I began to try rope skipping，</p><p class="ql-block">which turned out to be a really smart idea. It helped me lose nearly thirty </p><p class="ql-block">pounds in no more than three </p><p class="ql-block">months. The more I did it ，the more confident and happier I was ，the </p><p class="ql-block">healthier I became. By the way，it </p><p class="ql-block">also helped me win First prize in my </p><p class="ql-block">school women's sports meeting </p><p class="ql-block">several times.</p><p class="ql-block"> Ten years ago， when a friend </p><p class="ql-block">invited me to swim with her，</p><p class="ql-block">I accepted without a second thought forgetting the fact that I was once </p><p class="ql-block">nearly scared to death when being </p><p class="ql-block">thrown into the water. But with a </p><p class="ql-block">swimming ring around me，I learned the basic movements and ultimately managed to swim without it. I made </p><p class="ql-block">it！ How amazing！And I admit it is </p><p class="ql-block">still my favorite sport now.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">When my little son was in </p><p class="ql-block">kindergarten，I had much spare </p><p class="ql-block">time. To kill time and form a healthy </p><p class="ql-block">habit，I joined the city sports club </p><p class="ql-block">where there were so many sports </p><p class="ql-block">lovers，whose enthusiasm and </p><p class="ql-block">encouragement inspired me to try all kinds of sports. Yoga，Pilates，</p><p class="ql-block">dancing，stretch classes，aerobic </p><p class="ql-block">exercise，anaerobic exercise，I tried everything new and loved them all.</p><p class="ql-block">Though I was exhausted， sweat </p><p class="ql-block">damping my clothes，muscles </p><p class="ql-block">aching，it was the happiest moment of the day. Every time I finished my </p><p class="ql-block">exercise, I started to lookforward to </p><p class="ql-block">the next. </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">When my son attended elementary </p><p class="ql-block">school and enrolled in calligraphy </p><p class="ql-block">class，I dropped out from sports club I loved. With so little leisure time and so much work to do，I felt I was on </p><p class="ql-block">the </p><p class="ql-block">edge of breaking down. I found </p><p class="ql-block">myself lose temper easily with my </p><p class="ql-block">family and fell into a state of </p><p class="ql-block">depression and frustration.I knew I </p><p class="ql-block">must find a way out. So recently in a </p><p class="ql-block">family get-together when my sister in law told us she rode along the Min An road after work，I willingly joined her. Sometimes we rode to the highway </p><p class="ql-block">station，sometimes even farther. </p><p class="ql-block">Sometimes we two together，</p><p class="ql-block">sometimes I rode alone. Then I </p><p class="ql-block">started to try different routes，which was adventurous but at the same </p><p class="ql-block">time full of fun. Yesterday I climbed </p><p class="ql-block">the bridge and turned right along the dam northwards to Geng Lou. I would have gone farther but for the safety </p><p class="ql-block">concerns I gave up half way. </p><p class="ql-block"> After one meeting and another，my day today was fully scheduled. Sick of this，I decided to ride to give vent to negative feelings. Once again I chose the same route.</p><p class="ql-block">With few people all the way and away from the noisy city ，I found myself </p><p class="ql-block">surrounded by grand symphony by all sorts of insects. The loudest songs </p><p class="ql-block">were definitely sung by cicadas </p><p class="ql-block">mixed with croons by crickets and </p><p class="ql-block">other hard-to-described sounds by </p><p class="ql-block">unknown insects，which could only </p><p class="ql-block">be enjoyed when I was completely in peace. What came to my eyes were </p><p class="ql-block">acres of green crops or large areas of grass fields dotted with unknown </p><p class="ql-block">bright yellow flowers，with </p><p class="ql-block">butterflies，dragonflies，bats flying </p><p class="ql-block">around. Not far away was the river ，</p><p class="ql-block">the gurgling sound of which flowing </p><p class="ql-block">into a unique kind of lovely quietness. Hanging over my head were clouds </p><p class="ql-block">with three or four stars twinkling at </p><p class="ql-block">me，I flashed a smile to them as a </p><p class="ql-block">response. There and then， I found </p><p class="ql-block">myself as free as the wind，and as </p><p class="ql-block">carefree as the flowers dancing in the breeze. It was there just away from </p><p class="ql-block">city that I found my inner peace，</p><p class="ql-block">which couldn't be touched by anyone else.</p><p class="ql-block"> Yes！I confess I love sports and am willing to try a new one！Why not </p><p class="ql-block">join me tomorrow！Come on ！[勾引][勾引]</p>