The Beat Within

by CL, Santa Cruz I’ve had some happy moments in life, but I have three favorites. One is when me and my family took a trip to Lake Tahoe. That was one of the most fun times in my life because me and my mom, uncles, aunts, and cousins all rented a big house where we all stayed.  It was fun because when we got there, the house had a little hill where you could park your cars, but it was full of a lot of ice and the cars didn’t have chains on the tires, so the cars couldn’t

by D, Sacramento What do I believe is the ideal job for me? I think the ideal job for me would be a basketball player. I would like to be a basketball player because it is something I love to do, and I have been doing it for a very long time. I do it with my friends and a lot of people. I used to play with my family all of the time and I really enjoyed playing (as we were winning).  I also love a challenge when someone is against me or my team. It is really fun

by Raven, San Mateo  In my head, the athlete that’s the best to me is the boxer, Floyd Mayweather. I find it weird that he is never in the conversation for best boxers ever because Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and Canelo Álvarez are some of the best. I like all of them, but they have their own losses. Floyd beat Canelo when Canelo was in his prime, but when Floyd was not. In my opinion, that’s a record you can’t beat. Other sports legends have lost, but this legend is undefeated so far.  He still has one more fight against

by Curry, San Francisco We have all heard the phrase, against all odds. The dictionary defines this as if you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems/challenges, and it didn’t seem possible to do.  I can relate to this topic right now because I am betting on a NFL football game, in which the San Francisco 49ers are playing the Los Angeles Rams at the 49ers home stadium. As of right now, the odds are stacked against the LA Rams because the 49ers have a history of beating