Too often I hear bad, and I mean really bad advice that leaves writers plundering and pillaging their brains for something they do not need. This mainly involves the first line of a story.
Charge!
We hear these lies, “The first line is the most important” and thus we quest off after some lost ideal of the perfect opening line. I say thee NAY! Do not run off on this fools errand, for it will end in naught but a hearty disappointment! Creative writing, wonderful stories, and epic tales do not depend on opening lines!
Never one in my life have I ever heard the line “The story was poor but the opening line saved it”
and I never will…. we all know this true. The opening line serves no other purpose then to get them to read the next line, and then the next. Each line leads to the next, so the first one is no more important then the last, or the one that follows it.
Why is this you ask?
Because my brother in arms against the hordes of misguided advice, there is only one thing that matters, and that is the story itself, with that put out, write it the way you feel it come to life for you. Your world, your tale, your story! Pen it down and bring it life,by your hand.
I have heard the highest praise of “From the first line to the last, it was a great story” and that is what matters.
With that said, my only advice to you is be consistent in what you do.
Write Fearlessly!
Take pride in all you do! Loosing some races does not mean the game is over! Keep running no matter what! 
Consistency is supposed to be the hobgoblin of small minds…however I think that’s good advice in general.
That said, a great first line can suck in a reader like nobody’s business.
You do need to follow it with a great second and third, etc…my technique has long been to embed a line on every page that makes the reader do a doubletake, but a lot of that comes during the editing process.
Don’t forget to spellcheck, mein freund:)