Sorry for the rant, but I feel very defeated.
You know, I hate that all the work I put into my swimming and the team, and all the help I give to other swimmers, the coach, and the club itself, which, without sounding like a major conceited prick, goes above and beyond anyone else on our team’s, cannot be individually recognized. I work all hours of my day to keep everything together, especially my athletics and this team, and I wish for once I wouldn’t have to share the spotlight that I worked so hard for with multiple people who put in half the work I do and have no desire to improve or help the team as a whole. It just seems that no matter how hard I work, and how contrasting my amount of work is to others’, I can never get the full amount of recognition I feel I deserve because people simply cannot accept that their child isn’t on the pedestal they’ve inhabited for years. It should have been my turn to be recognized for what I’ve been working for for years, and it has to be shared, where others get their very own spotlight because their parents are to butt hurt and offended to ignore. I guess I’ll just keep to myself and work on improving and helping myself for once rather than those who aren’t as appreciative as I am. I’m tired of everything you put in never getting recognized or even reciprocated.
It's okay bro. I'm a swimmer too and 1/3 of the team are Assholes and think that everything revolves around them because god gave them an insane swim time that they do not deserve. There's the 1/3 that don't try at all and try to tell people they try so hard but they really don't and they get a bit faster but their laziness makes them slower and there's the last 1/3 that drop only 2 seconds per season. It's all ego and bragging on swim. Especially the boys (in my case). Ur not the only one bro, just keep trying. ❤️
