Disappointed? Maybe. It was so fast that I didn’t realize I was playing for the last time with all of my teammates. We all wanted to win. We wanted to win so much, that maybe this was the reason why we finally lost our last match this season at home.
After our lost match, we went to the locker room completely disappointed, sad, mad, upset, angry and with tears in our eyes. Our dream of going to Hawaii together was over. Our season ended so fast and suddenly we realized that we never can take this match back and that we can never play together again. We were so disappointed because of our many fans in The Walter Pyramid who came to cheer for us because of our three seniors who played their last match for Long Beach State in their life.
It is over. We cannot take it back. We cannot keep looking for what we should have done better.
But I can say that I am proud of playing for Long Beach State. I want to tell you, however, that this was the shortest season in my life. I enjoyed it more than any other season before I came to Long Beach. I am so proud that I could play with all of my teammates because every single person is amazing, extraordinary and I love all of them.
It is only a competition. There will always be somebody who has to lose and somebody who can win. Nevertheless, I won.
I won because I gained so many friends and so many adventures. I live in a new condition now. My life has totally changed. I had so many new experiences, I found new cultures, new habits, new life styles. I have a completely new life now.
We fought as hard as we could on Saturday. We lost. Is it disappointing? Maybe. We may have lost, but I gained a lot in the process.
Michaela Hasalikova is a junior American studies major and a member of the women’s volleyball team.
