Practice Makes Perfect

It was time for my seventh birthday in the middle of June. It was a sunny day and the sky was filled with a pink and orange sunset. The air was warm as I just finished opening up all of my gifts in my backyard. My dad brought out my final gift, a bike! I had always mentioned I wanted to learn how to ride a bike just like my older brother and sister.

Living in Long Island, biking was very popular, especially in the summer time. I lived fairly close to a bike trail that led right to the beach. I always dreamt of one day riding to the beach, like many do during the whole summer.

The next morning I woke up bright and early ready to begin to learn how to ride. As I began to pedal I kept on falling off. I could not get the hang of it. I continuously felt like I was going to tip over. The next day I attempted again.

"Aim your handlebars straight and keep looking ahead." my dad would always say. I started to get the hang of it. I was so focused on pedaling, I was not paying attention to the road ahead of me. I had to make a quick sharp turn. I was too late and fell off the bike. I cut up my knees horribly and began to cry because I was in a lot of pain. I gave up in the moment and never wanted to ride again.

My mom would always tell me practice makes perfect. I refused to ride again but eventually my parents forced me to. I would practice each day and I started to get better and better. A few days later, the day came and I finally learned how to ride a bike. I made sure to pedal steadily and pay attention to the path in front of me. I was so shocked I did it. I was so happy I rode laps around the bike path. I could not believe I got the hang of it. That summer ended up being one of the best summers growing up. I was so excited to be able to ride a bike like the other kids. I would ride around for hours each day.

Learning how to ride a bike really showed me that practice does make perfect. If you really want to achieve something in life you need to work hard, practice and have patience. If I did not have any patience I would have given up and never learned how to ride a bike.