I'm tired. Not in general. But very specifically about swim. I love this sport, with my entire being  (Otherwise I would quit because it kills me). And while I respect other sports...I kind of despise them.

Most sports (baseball, volleyball, basketball, football, soccer, so on and so forth) are respected as sports. Those sports are announced during announcements at school. THOSE sports get recognized as sports that are HARD, and CHALLENGING, and PHYSICALLY DRAINING.

Unlike swimming.

Swimming in my school is regarded as...nothing? Most people don't even know we have a swim team. And...it upsets me.

I am not bashing other sports, I've played other sports before and I respect them. But rather I am angry at the people who let other sports go unrecognized.

It bothers me. It really does.

Swimming is in the Olympics. And when we get to regions, no one knows.

But when the foot ball team gets nowhere all season, they get recognized for their hard work.

I'm tired of it.

I work my ass off year round. And the football team is valued over me and my team. Who got somewhere. Who did something.

And we're better this year, but you know what??

No one will know. If we ever get to state? No one will know. Or care.

Because that is what society is teaching kids.

That some will be better than others based on what they do.

I'm sick of it. I really am.