Gym Class

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Remember the year you were in gym class, imagine the dirty smell of the locker rooms, and picture the shine of the waxed, gym floor. All around you, students are either warming up or talking to their friends, some even anticipating the moment that the coach comes in, ready to start gym class. Whether you liked gym or not, everyone had to do it at one point of their lives. It doesn’t seem to matter what grade or school you went to, there will always be the same three types of people in gym class: the Overseer, the Superstar, and the Olympian. The Overseer is that one person who never wanted to participate in gym class and would rather sit down and watch everyone else play from the sidelines. She stands way off to the side of the field or court and is the first one to volunteer to sit out first if there were too many people on one team. She usually doesn’t volunteer for anything but may offer up other participants to go for her. The Overseer was the type of person who would even fake an injury …show more content…
To the Try Hard, nothing is just a game because everything has to be a competition. You might remember him as the one who always thinks they’re as good as Usain Bolt, Lebron James, Ronda Rousey, or etc. He’s always trying to steal the ball, even from his own teammate, or won't let anyone else play. Unlike the Superstar, he’s the the exact opposite of the perfect teammate. The persistence to win is great but not when it comes to the Try Hard. The other classmates groan when his favorite sports were to be played that day in gym because he goes all out just to win a silly game. Whenever he scores a point for his team, he lets everyone know that it was his abilities alone that got the point. On the other hand, the Try Hard has no problem putting the blame on another team make when he makes a mistake. The only emotions students feel when around the Try Hard is annoyance and

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