The Haase Family: Analisa's first match

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Analisa's first match

Well, we took quite a roller coaster ride on the day of Analisa's big first match!!! We went from Analisa being very ready and excited to not thinking her opponent was going to show up, and finally to her showing up and being quite a bit taller than Analisa! When Analisa heard how much taller she was, she got a bit scared. :( But, after lots of thought, we decided to go ahead with the match. We figured there's a first time for everything, and she might as well try....

Analisa seemed to be thinking heavily the entire day, but seemed okay with getting into the ring. Finally, the time came. The second the two stepped into the ring, everyone could tell that Analisa was just outmatched. Her opponent was much taller, bigger, older, more experienced....and on and on. Analisa tried her best and I'm so proud of her for doing so. She definitely got in a few good punches!! I was/am so proud of Analisa for trying - she gave it her all. Most of all, I'm proud of her for not giving up. It would be very simple for her to say that she doesn't want to do this any longer, but she said the opposite. She is ready to train harder, spar girls of different sizes, and prepare as hard as she can to win her next match.

And, something very good did come out of the match. When the two girls were in the ring, many members of the audience started to cheer on "La chaparrita." This means "the shorter girl" in Spanish. I later told Chris about this and he just loved it. So, Analisa has a boxing name - Analisa "la chaparrita" Lopez! I love it!! She loves it as well - :) I'm excited to see how her boxing future continues to unfold......!!! Here are some pics from the day of the match - pretty cool if you ask me!!!! :)

1 comment:

Nancy Wilson said...: Good for Analisa! It's so awesome that she has found something that she loves to do and she seems quite good at. The video was cool - she looks so tough!; May 8, 2010 at 3:28 PM

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