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Reily Cannon Ms. Gardner English 10 Honors 2 24 January 2013 Knee Deep in Trou le! an "il#en$ or a Challenge Gy#nas$i%s has al&ays een a par$ o' #e( e)er sin%e * 'irs$ gra ed a ar a$ age nine. *$

led #y li'e( i$ &as $he $hing * %ould al&ays go $o a$ $he end o' a horri le day and e %on$en$. +e%ause i$ en%o#passed su%h a large area o' #y li'e( * &ould al&ays ge$ in%redi ly ner)ous e'ore an i#por$an$ %o#pe$i$ion( or any #ee$ really. The day o' "ugus$ 30( 2010( $he 'irs$ #ee$ o' #y le)el 'i)e season &as no di''eren$. * had $rained enough $he pas$ year $o do e,%ep$ionally &ell. "ll o' #y rou$ines &ere %lean and polished and * per'or#ed all o' #y s-ills 'la&lessly $hroughou$ pra%$i%e. .i$$le did * -no&( $ha$ day( one #iss$ep &ould %hange #y perspe%$i)e 'ore)er. /er)ousness en)eloped #y &hole ody( #y 'ee$ egan $o s&ea$( #y hands $o sha-e( and #y hear$ $o ea$ 'as$er $han i$ e)er had e'ore( &hile &ai$ing a$ $he end o' $he run&ay. "s $he 0udge raised $he red 'lag $o salu$e #e( * egan $o &onder &hy &e had $o s$ar$ on #y &ors$ e)en$11 )aul$. /one$heless * raised #y ar#s $o salu$e and $hough$ $o #ysel'( 23o&er( $hin- speed( run all $he &ay $hrough $he oard.4 * lur%hed 'or&ard( $a-ing s$ep a'$er s$ep( 'as$er and 'as$er( as $he ground ra%ed under #y 'ee$. * egan $o pu$ #y le'$ 'oo$ in 'ron$ and hurdle &hen #y leg &as sho%-ed y pain. "n indes%ri a le 'lash o' agony ran 'ro# $he o$$o# o' #y -nee%ap $o $he $op o' #y $high as * $ra)eled o)er $he )aul$ing horse and landed( salu$ing &i$h $he es$ o' #y a ili$y &hile * $ried $o no$ urs$ in$o $ears. * li#ped o'' $he #a$ and o)er $o #y %oa%hes &ho &ere s$anding ad0a%en$ $o $he 0udges5 $a le. 2"re you all righ$64 $hey e,%lai#ed al#os$ in unison. 27#( *5# no$ so sure(4 * sni''led( 2#y -nee 'eels li-e i$ go$ en$ a%-&ard.4 28es( i$ loo-ed li-e you hyper e,$ended i$(4 Eileen( $he head )aul$ing %oa%h( replied( 2Do you $hin- you %an s$ill do your se%ond )aul$64

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2* &ill $ry(4 * #ur#ured and s$aggered do&n $he run&ay s&allo&ing $ears. The res$ o' $he #ee$ su##ed up reasona ly. My $ea# and * &on $he 'irs$ pla%e $ea# anner and *( indi)idually( &on ars and ea#. * %o#ple$ed #y 'loor rou$ine e)en $hough #y -nee $hro ed $hroughou$ $he en$ire 1 #inu$e 29 se%ond rou$ine. "s #y 'a#ily and * e,i$ed $he

'a%ili$y( #y %oa%hes ga)e #e a ig hug and $old #e $o res$ and i%e #y -nee 'or $he res$ o' $he &ee-end( 0us$ as anyone &ould do &i$h any old in0ury. * s#iled and said( 2*5# sure i$ &ill e 'ine y Monday:4 as * li#ped $o&ard $he %ar. +uilding y uilding 'le& y as * s$ared ou$ $he &indo& &ondering &hy * had $o ge$ hur$( righ$ a$ $he s$ar$ o' $he season The ne,$ ;ednesday( a'$er a $rying 'e& days o' one1legged gy#nas$i%s( #y #o# and * &al-ed in$o $he <an$a Rosa <por$s Medi%ine uilding a 'e& lo%-s 'ro# #y house. ;e had %o#e $o see Dr. "''le%-. 2Dr. "'la%64 * laughed( 2.i-e $he du%- on $hose %o##er%ials &e see all $he $i#e64 2/o(4 #y #o# s%olded( 2"''le%-( * &ould no$ 0o-e a ou$ $ha$ in $here &hen he is dealing &i$h your -nee.4 2* -no&(4 * gru# led as * &al-ed in$o $he uilding( ner)ous $o dis%o)er $he )erdi%$. <oon a'$er &e %he%-ed in $o $he 'ron$ des-( #y na#e &as %alled( and * ho led $o&ard

$he a%- o' $he uilding in$o $he e,a#ina$ion roo#. Dr. "''le%-( a $all #an o' a ou$ 4= &i$h graying ro&n hair( &el%o#ed #e and egan $o e,a#ine #y -nee. He po-ed and prodded around $he -nee %ap pushing i$ up and do&n( as-ing( 2Does $his hur$6 ;ha$ a ou$ $his64 &i$h e)ery #o$ion. "'$er e,a#ining( he said( 2;ell $he good $hing is( i$ is de'ini$ely no$ an "C. $ear or a $orn #enis%us(4 he replied( 2ho&e)er * &ill need $o $a-e so#e ,1rays $o eli#ina$e #ore possi ili$ies.4 ;i$h his &ord( * 'ollo&ed hi# in$o $he radiology se%$ion o' $he uilding. "'$er $he a sen%e o' ligh$ 'looded $he roo# &i$h dar-ness and a 'e& alien1li-e noises %a#e ou$ o' $he s#all1re%$angular #a%hine res$ed on #y -nee( * &as es%or$ed a%- in$o $he original e,a#ina$ion roo#. Dr. "''le%- pro0e%$ed #y ,1rays on$o $he s%reen in 'ron$ o' #e( and * &as i##ersed in$o a

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gargan$uan pi%$ure o' $hree ones in a line( ne,$ $o $he pi%$ure o' #ine( $&o longer $hinner ones in a line( &i$h $he s#aller %ir%ular one ad0us$ed $o $he side an in%h or so. 2The ,1rays sho& $ha$ your -nee %aps are ou$ o' align#en$. ;e ha)e $&o op$ions $o 'i, $his! op$ion "( &e %an order you a ra%e $o s$a ili>e i$ and hope'ully &i$h s$reng$hening and s$re$%hing $he #us%les around i$( &e %an pu$ i$ a%- on $ra%-. ?r &e %an physi%ally relo%a$e your -nee %aps $o $he %orre%$ lo%a$ion $hrough op$ion +! surgery. * %an gi)e you a do%u#en$ lis$ing $he %onse@uen%es and $he re&ards o' o$h op$ions and &e %an #ee$ again ne,$ &ee- &i$h a 'inal de%ision(4 Dr. "''le%- e,plained as he held open $he door and #o$ioned 'or #y #o# and * $o lea)e. "s * &en$ ho#e $ha$ nigh$ * %ouldn5$ help u$ $hin- 2;ill * e)er e a le $o do gy#nas$i%s $he sa#e &ay again6 ?r e)en a$ all64 Da)id Maine o' $he Knee 3ain Heal$h Cen$er s$a$es( AThe -nee is one o' $he larges$ and #os$ %o#ple, 0oin$s in $he ody.A This is no$ a$ all hard $o elie)e gi)en i$ is one o' $he #os$ %o##only in0ured 0oin$s as &ell. E)er sin%e $ha$ sunny a'$ernoon in Ran%ho Cordo)a &hen * hyper e,$ended #y -nee 'or $he 'irs$ $i#e( * ha)e e,perien%ed $his pheno#enon 'irs$ hand. My -nees 'or #e ha)e ser)ed as a sy# ol o' o)er%o#ing $he i#possi le. E)ery grea$ hero( e)ery grea$ person has a 'la&. Bor $ha$ #a$$er( e)ery person has a 'la&. ;ha$ di)ides ad#ira le people 'ro# o$hers is &ho 'al$ers and @ui$s e%ause o' $heir 'la& and &ho o)er%o#es i$. 3erse)eran%e 'lo&s 'ro# $he )eins o' in'luen$ial #or$als. "%hilles &as a grea$ hero u$ &ho &as he &i$hou$ his heel6 He &as orn &i$h a 'la&( u$ he o)er%a#e i$ and e%a#e Aundou $edly $he grea$es$ &arrior on $he a$$le'ield a$ TroyA CA"%hilles and his Dulnera le HeelA ?s orneE. To# +rady( 'oo$ all sensa$ion( in0ured his -nee &i$h an "C. $ear in 200F. He o)er%a#e $his 'la& and &as playing harder $han e)er $his pas$ &ee-end in $he <uper o&l 3layo''s. +rady is an idol 'or #any people and &ould no$ e i' he had ne)er o)er%o#e his in0ury. He #ay ne)er e a le $o play $he sa#e &ay he %ould e'ore $he in0ury( u$ he %an s$ill play( #ay e e)en e$$er. Curren$ly( a$ age 1G( * ha)e ar$hri$is and ursi$is in #y -neeH * ha)e hyper e,$ended i$ o)er 1= $i#es( ha)e $orn #y #enis%us( and o'$en ha)e $o deal &i$h an in'la#ed pli%a. "l$hough i$

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has %aused #e #any $rou les &i$h %o#pe$ing in gy#nas$i%s( and * a# %ons$an$ly in%on)enien%ed y using an en$ire roll o' $ape a #on$h( i%ing a$ leas$ $hree $i#es a day( and &earing a #ons$rous eas$ o' a ra%e on #y -nee 20 hours a &ee-H i$ has $augh$ #e de$er#ina$ion and dri)e. *$ is #y reason $o $ry harder $han e)eryone else! i$ is #y A"%hillesI heel(A and * re'use $o le$ i$ -eep #e 'ro# e%o#ing a grea$ &arrior. "l$hough #y -nee is #y grea$es$ ene#y( i$ has shaped &ho * a#H i$ is #y %hallengeH i$ is only a #oun$ain $ha$ needs $o e %li# edH i$ is #y dri)eH i$ is #y de$er#ina$ion. ;i$hou$ a -nee( $here &ould e #u%h less pain( u$ $here &ould also e #u%h less ad)en$ure. My -nee has ser)ed as #y %ons$an$ ene#y( e)en &i$h all $he %oping $e%hni@ues * use and ha)e een in$rodu%ed $o( $here are s$ill so#e li#i$s. Bor ins$an%e( * ne)er %an &i$hs$and a 'ull )aul$ &or-ou$ &i$hou$ pain( and * &ill ne)er e a le $o pun%h $he 'loor as hard as o$hers11no #a$$er ho& hard * $rain( no #a$$er ho& #any %apsules o' pain-illers * %onsu#e. ;hene)er * ge$ up a'$er si$$ing 'or o)er an hour( * li#p. E)ery 'e& &ee-s or so( * &ill e &al-ing and $hen %ollapse e%ause #y -nee ga)e ou$.. There is no$hing * %an do 'ro# -eeping an indes%ri a le 'lash o' agony 'ro# running 'ro# $he o$$o# o' #y -nee%ap $o $he $op o' #y $high o%%asionally. * &ill ne)er e a le $o do gy#nas$i%s $he sa#e &ay again. +u$ * %an s$ill do i$. There &ill e a poin$ &here * 0us$ %an no$ $a-e $he pain any longer( and * &ill 'all( 0us$ li-e "%hilles. 7n$il $ha$ poin$ ho&e)er( * &ill %li# $ha$ see#ingly i#possi le #oun$ain( e%ause gy#nas$i%s is #ore $han 0us$ a spor$! i$5s #y li'e. Te%hni%ally spea-ing &i$h all * ha)e done $o #y -nee * should no$ e a le $o do gy#nas$i%s any #oreH * ha)e e)ery reason $o @ui$( $o gi)e up( $o 'ail. +u$ &i$h e)ery reason $o 'ail( &hy no$ surprise $he &orldH &hy no$ $a-e on $ha$ %hallenge6

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;or-s Ci$ed Clue$$( Jono$han( MD. ATo# +rady 1 "C. Tear.A About.com Orthopedics. /.p.( 1F <ep$. 2011. ;e . 22 Jan. 2014. AKnee 3ain Causes( Trea$#en$s( Tes$s( and Ho#e Re#edies.A WebMD. ;e MD( 200=. ;e . 22 Jan. 2014. ?s orn( Da)id K. A"%hilles and His Dulnera le Heel.A Greek Mythology. /.p.( 200J. 22 Jan. 2014. ;e .