I feel one of my most challenging experiences was when I joined the varsity girls basketball team for my school. My love for basketball, my self-reflection, and my health were all challenged during that first year on the team. I had been playing basketball for my entire life and had grown to love it. I was probably not the best player on the team, but I always put 110% into each and every game. I was MVP and a captain on my eight-grade team, but once I joined the varsity team I fell to the bottom of the ladder. The core of the varsity team consisted of girls who had been playing together for forever. They had bonds that they were not willing to break for just any new teammate. I, unfortunately, was not one of the ones they welcomed into their