creative writtingWhen I was 15 I hated my life. I sat at my desk all day everyday staring at that computer

after another year of being a sponsored bmx rider I started to compete in competitions the first time that I competed made me realise how much practice I needed as there was kids of my age group who where a lot better than me there was one in particular rival that I found he came first in the first competition that I entered and from that day I knew that I had to beat him. His name was Matt Hoffman entered many small competitions in fact every competition that he wasn't in I entered and one. This was good practice for me and also spending the prize money was great fun I spent most of it on my bike and clothes I had to look like a pro if I was ever going to be a pro. The more I won the more my confidence grew and I was attracting media attention but then so was Mat Hoffman my strongest rival. I had an interview with a bike magazine and I told them all about how I got into biking I told them all about how it was the pure hatred of schoolwork that got me into it, they asked me what I liked to do when I was not on my bike and I had nothing to say because I'm always on my bike when I'm not riding it I'm eating or sleeping. But that is what I needed to do to beat Hoffman.

The next summer was the biggest event of the year its called the x-games and all the professional riders compete I was eighteen at this point and I was competing against riders from around the world luckily for me I didn't have to fly anywhere as the competition was being held in London so i told my parents all about it as I did befor every competition and they put my bike in the car and we all drove down together the competition was being held in hide park it consisted on one big bmx vert ramp it was about 40 ft long and 12 ft high with 2ft of vert there was also a 15 foot roll in to the vert the reigning world champion was there so was hoffman the last world champ is called dave mirror.