Battle off and on Court

The vial was as full as his heart was with the desire to win. He could still hear the ball bouncing past him as he had watched another of his chances to win the grand slam being snatched away by the same pair of hands.

Not this time ,he moved the syringe tip to the bulging vein in his hands, this time he will not be overpowered,not be worn down, not be beaten from what he had worked so hard for.

His thumb moved to the end of the syringe ready to push the enhancers into his blood.

“You can only enhance your performance,not your image “

He heard the voice of his coach from a corner of the room.

“ More than half the crowd there is chanting your name ,isn't than an enhancer enough. “

His girlfriend's voice echoed from the other corner of the room

“ Son, I am proud of the battles that you have fought ,not of those you have won” another voice from another corner.

The cheer outside grew louder as his name was called from the court.

He looked at the syringe,at his own image in the mirror and walked out of to the court with his head held high. He had won the battle off court,it was time to win on the court now...