One defining moment in my life was when I won the Queens individual championship. The Queens individual championship is an event for certain sports played in public schools throughout New York City that determines who is the best athlete in each bough. I won the Queens individual championship in 2003 for bowling. It was my second and last year on my high school team. I was only on the team for two years and I am glad I made my second year very successful.
             To be a qualified individual athlete to compete in an individual championship, you must have a recommendation by your coach and a minimum of one year on the team. Usually athletes that compete are good, and when I say good, I mean they are ranked top twenty in their borough. To find out what rank you are in, you can go to a website where they have each public high school's sports and athletes. Also, when you think about it, why would coaches recommend their athletes to compete and represent their high school if they weren't good enough athletes to compete? This is why I did not want to bother asking my coach to put me in the individuals during my first year.
             During my second year of being on the team, 2003, I felt confident and good about myself. I rightfully earned to be team captain and I was ranked thirtieth throughout all of New York Cities' public high schools. My coach was more than glad to have me compete in the Queens individual championship. I was happy and ready knowing I had much competition to come soon.
             Finally the day arrived, a normal Wednesday in the middle of November. School was the same old, but I wasn't. All I could think about was to go to Cozy Bowl, the name of the bowling alley, and bowl with the best in the borough of Queens. When my dad picked me up from school, all he kept saying in the car was to stay relax and concentrate for
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