My pulse raced as I stood, feeling quite alone, while the deafening roar of the crowd battered my eardrums.
I wouldn't call it nerves - I had prepared for this very moment all night. If I were honest, I'd say that I visualized this moment all week: for what other result could there possibly be?
Suddenly, I felt an overwhelming urge to vomit - which I fought back with every fiber of my being. Unable to delay any longer, I embraced the fate that lay before me.
My eyes narrowed as I took one final glance at the target. I tricked my brain into thinking that I was surrounded by silence, took a deep breath, and willed my body forward.
I wouldn't call it nerves - I had prepared for this very moment all night. If I were honest, I'd say that I visualized this moment all week: for what other result could there possibly be?
Suddenly, I felt an overwhelming urge to vomit - which I fought back with every fiber of my being. Unable to delay any longer, I embraced the fate that lay before me.
My eyes narrowed as I took one final glance at the target. I tricked my brain into thinking that I was surrounded by silence, took a deep breath, and willed my body forward.