A Quarterback During My Sophomore Year Of High School

It was my senior year of high school football and all I could do was sit on the bench with an injury. It was so frustrating because all I wanted to do was be on the field playing with my brothers like I have since freshman year. I was just so happy to be on the field on those Friday nights and just get to play the game made me so happy when I first started playing. Until I got a big head and started thinking about myself and what I was going do that game or how many touchdowns I was going to score that game. I stopped thinking about the team because of my success. I think this might be a lesson I needed to learn and if I did not, I would have had a big head my whole senior year and never would have saw the real reasons why I loved playing

Tim Tebow is one of the most inspirational active sports players to younger kids and even adults. Tim Tebow has overcome many challenges in his life, he won the national championship in football at University of Florida as quarterback. He later entered the draft and was picked by the Denver Broncos in the first round and twenty- fifth pick. When Tim Tebow joined the league it was not for him, he had only bad games situations we usually go deep down to find talents that we never knew we had. We tend to rise to the occasion and complete tasks that need to be done by us because we are the bravest to do it. I do agree with this specific prompt because there have been times where I have had to rise above and be the bigger man to complete challenges. There are also many famous figures such as: Tim Tebow, my great uncle, and Steve Jobs. These people in one way or another have started with nothing and made millions and billions. They have all found talents that they did not know they had. Their hidden talents have impacted families, fans, and the evolution of technology.

One major experience that has shaped me as a person would be the decision to join FFA my freshman year. FFA has allowed me many incredible opportunities and experiences these past four years.

Nothing means more to me than spending quality time on Sundays with my family, sitting on the couch and watching football. Even as a young kid, before I knew the names of the teams my Dad would say, “We’re rooting for the blue team!” I had no idea what was going on but I was so interested by the game that I would cheer and yell whenever my Dad would. This natural attention to this great game gave me the desire to prepare myself to eventually join a team. I learned how to motivate myself to workout, study plays and annoy my Dad enough to throw a ball with me in the backyard. I felt it was my purpose in life to become a professional and play football as

There was no doubt in my mind that Team Captain was mine. The locker room was silent as the coach read each name. Having had the honor of being a Varsity player since my freshman year, I was sure that my hard work would pay off and I would lead the team. Suddenly, it came out of nowhere and hit me. I stopped breathing. All I could hear was the sound of my heart beating. My name was not called on that fateful day. Coach had decided that this would be the first year a junior could be elected team captain. Did I hear that correctly? After the smoke cleared and my head was back on straight, I came to realize that it was for the better. I had pushed the rewind button so many times, it gradually became less important to me. I figured I had two choices: stay and play or quit and never look back. Not being captain has made me a better person. I love to play football. Learning to look past the small stuff and see the big picture has helped me to focus on what is important to me in life My football experience has given me the opportunity to be the determined person I am today. I have learned what it means to overcome

Working hard and achieving his goals is one of the most fulfilling and life changing experiences and young man can go through. The lessons someone can learn from achieving something as a child will most likely carry over to adulthood and allow someone to do something that they never thought was possible. When my seventh grade football team and I won our third national championship, I learned extremely valuable lessons: to get back up when you fall, to work hard for what you want, and how to work as a team with others.

The next games went by so fast it was October now a month or so left in my high school football career. Just very infuriated at this moment feeling pathetic, since the back therapy I was going threw was almost over. I had a feeling that nothing was going same again this season our record was now 8-0, still not satisfied. Because we only had two games left in regular season and they were against central catholic on Oct,24th 2014 varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) by a score of 56-33. Now one more game we were 8-1, I was finally done with my physical rehab it was about time missing 8 games total.

The most influential person in my life would be my uncle, Craig Terrill, as he has opened my eyes to the opportunities life can give you even if you grow up in a small town, as he and I both did, in Lebanon, Indiana. My uncle has the privilege to say he has accomplished his childhood dream of being a professional football player. While in high school, he was a four-year varsity starter for Lebanon High School’s football team. When Craig was playing at Lebanon he happened to be player of the only football team in Lebanon High School that has won a sectional championship. He was always the player who practiced on days the team had off, or he was the player who stayed after practice; he would regularly go to the weight room and train. All of this

In our own city the percent for us winning the game was low they put us at 13 percent. We ended up winning 24-7 I swear after that i was so emotional. That monday coming back to school i swear we had over 15 college schools at our school all us seniors was excited but for me i was nervous because i had still havent passed my high school requirment test which was my reading test i had already took it like 3 times and i kept missing it by like 2-3 points and non of the coaches wasnt gone talk to me unless i had that passed . So my guidence counsler signed me up for that next saturday right after our big homecoming game we was facing orange park high school.after coming from a win 3-0 i woke up that morning nervous as heck , i had got ready and took off out the door . on my way to the testing center i had got a call from my teamate slash brother , he called me crying saying coach was gone all i could do was listen and cry but i remembered coach always told me if i want it go get it so i still went and took my

It all started with me being accepted into to a extremely important college football camp. Now this camp isn’t just like any other normal, football camp, it was the camp of the university of Clemson. So already I was emotionally nervous, because, there was a lot of important people here for everyone attending the camp. There were people such as college recruits and obviously the Clemson coaches. This was going to be a once in a lifetime experience, there’s no way I was just about to let it slip.

It was about six o’clock in the evening. The sun is slowly setting behind the bleachers. We walked as a team to the field, it’s the best feeling any athlete could ever experience. The day was going by very slow but when it came to game-time, everything felt fast paced and intense. It was half time and we were up 27-13, and we were sitting in the locker room relaxing before the upcoming second half. I walked out of the locker room to get some fresh air because it gets pretty hot in there with all of the players in there; I hear my dad calling me from the walkway. He had a sort-of panic kind of tone as he was trying to explain this horrible news. He continues to tell me that my grandma was rushed to the hospital due to a heart murmur. She is

With the opening my interception play had given my team a moral boost to a point I’ve never seen my teammates play before. The game was electrifying the parents and all enjoyed watching. You could tell from all the noise it was exciting to watch us play. I was proud of myself that day. To be the weakest link on the team to becoming a leader a positive influence, from that day forward I knew football was what I loved to do and play.

Throughout my journey of up and downs of football I came across a lot of obstacles I thought I couldn't do but ultimately finished them and that made me a better person. Whenever I think something is impossible or I think I can't do something i look back to this situation and know that i'm not very skilled at football but through hard work and dedication I achieved my goal of being of one the eleven starters at our opening game sophomore

Benjamin Franklin once said, “I am lord of myself, accountable to none”, and I feel that this has defined my junior year greatly due to my tremendous growth as a student and a person. My junior year has not only helped me develop skills needed for a future as a successful adult, but also ways to live happier for both myself and those around. From the beginning of the school year in September to now, I have changed my ways of a naive underclassmen to now showcase qualities as a young adult in the community.

A defining moment in my life was when Daniel Copans came to speak to the 1st rugby team last year. As a teenager, it is very easy to lose sight of what is important but Daniels motivational speech made me realise that life is too short to waste doing nothing because we don’t know when we will leave this world.