I was stuck in ditch.Not literally, but metaphorically. I had hit rock bottom at about 13 years of age, wearing the least I could of Hanes and Fruit-of-the-Loom boxers on the daily. Everywhere I looked, people surrounding me were have the time of their lives. Of course, the time of their lives was because of their high quality Calvin Klein boxer briefs and Under Armor compression shorts. 2 years had gone by living with the agony and distress of only wearing boxers. I was 15, and thought I should be hitting the weight room soon. I Before I got to the gym my first day, I expected to see others that looked just like me working out. When I got there, my heart deflated. Others were wearing similar athletic shorts, and a cutoff or short sleeve shirt. But I could tell that wasn't it. Just observing the way they walked, they way they talked, how they interacted with others, I could tell without a second thought that each and every one of them were wearing compression shorts. I, of course, was the only one wearing boxers. Things just weren't working out in my teen years. I was 16, and starting to take more control of the decisions I made in life. I had just recently entered my payment method onto my Amazon account, and was buying things such as biographies for history class, accessories for my camera, and other small things. I was at a friends house playing ultimate frisbee. We decided that it would be shirts vs. skins, and my team was skins. I removed my shirt, and let the beautiful beams of sunlight run through my skin. It was a great game of frisbee, until I looked down to see my boxers showing from under my "The Come Sail Aways" shorts by Chubbies. The past 3 years of my life flashed through my head and down my nerves to make ever nook and cranny feel a shiver, and I sprinted a straight for miles back to my own home. I got there, Opened my computer and went straight to the amazon website. I had no idea what I was doing at the time, but I knew it was right. I clicked the search box, paused for a second, closed my eyes and took a deep breath. The words flowed through my fingers like florida sand into the search box: "Compression Shorts". I scrolled through the results clicked on the 'Champion Men's Powerflex Compression Short', and checked out. The old expression, "No guts, no glory", may seem like an old folk song to some, but when you witness something that calls upon a substantial amount of bravery, the four words have an exceeding depth of meaning. Thank you, Amazon, Champion, for allowing me to wear these comfortable undergarments, that have made my life better at an insurmountable profit.
