Stephanie Thornton lay motionless on the ground. The pain drowned out the sound of the approaching sirens. During a routine tennis warm-up, Thornton tripped over her feet. Thornton feared that her tennis season might be over. She was crushed. Tennis had been a focal point in her life since she was young. Tennis was a family tradition. Many of Thornton’s friends played too. Thornton’s injury forced her to change her life. With an abundance of free time, she made new friends and resumed old hobbies, such as playing the piano. Thornton learned there was more to her life than tennis.
Stephanie Thornton has lived in Santa Barbara, California for her entire life. Before Thornton was born, her mother was recruited to play tennis at University of California Santa Barbara. During college, Thornton’s mother met her father. Later, they settled down in Santa Barbara. Thornton’s mother passed on her passion for tennis to her husband and children. (I’m still trying to find an end to this paragraph)
Thornton’s break from tennis was tough. She was forced to make many changes to her life. At school Thornton had the challenge of learning to write with her left hand. Without tennis practice, Thornton had more time to focus on school. Friends from Thornton’s chemistry course encouraged her to join their study group. The study group helped Thornton in chemistry and also allowed her to make new friends. The friends Thornton made now often spend time with her outside of school. Thornton also had to physically recover from her injury. She met with a physical therapist and learned exercises to perform for recovery. Two months after the injury, Thornton resume running and biking.
-Nicolas Galarreta
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