College Admissions Essay: Why I Succeed In My Life

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed”.

My father always said, "learn to walk before you jump" and for years that's what I've tried to do. But what's the point if all you keep doing is tripping along on the road of your future. All I've ever known is hard work and plenty of failures. However, without failure, there wouldn't be a success. Even in grade school, I knew I couldn't make it. Yet, somehow by some miracle, I'm still kicking it to make it through.

There are infinite hobbies and pastimes that could ignite a flaming passion in their soul. Fortunately for myself, that flame early on, though I did not realize until years later. From an early age I was involved in dance, choir, and theatre. Though performing did not start out as a passion, dancing and singing became an outlet to express myself. The arts is a fairly difficult field to get into; talent is a large factor in success, but sometimes connections can be an even larger factor. My passion for performing, especially theatre, kicked off during my freshman year of high school. Unfortunately, the department was political and unbeknownst to me, those politics would become the root of stress and disappointment for the next four years.

Not only was I playing the rest of that match, but I was one of the starters throughout the rest of the season. My teammates, and especially my coach, made me feel incredibly welcome on the court. They not only pushed my skills

I sat with my head sunken into my hands, my eyes were burning, and my head was spinning. I was sitting on the bench during the final minutes of what would be the last basketball game that I would ever play. I had played basketball for over fifteen years, and I had never imagined how I would feel once it was all over. My high school team had made it to the region semi-finals during my senior year, and we had to play Bearden. It turned out to be my last basketball game, because my team had lost. I never realized how much basketball had impacted my life until that game. I knew that basketball was important to me, but I never thought that it would lead me to where I am today, especially a single game.

Ever since I was a little kid basketball was my life and I absolutely loved it. From going to 1st grade camps, and looking up to the high school coaches to becoming one of the coaches. I always loved everyone on my team and made many long lasting friendships from basketball that I still have today. My freshman year or sophomore year had to be the best years of all. I got voted captain both years and was both competitive and driven. I wanted to play college basketball so badly and was going to do it. My ACL and MCL injury impacted my mental and physical health in both positive and negative ways.

Do you have a passion. Is that passion you getting good grades, doing well in sports, or being the best cook in the world. Well, you never give up on that dream. It is important to never give up because you can be a winner and be successful.

It’s not often that people experience real failure. Failure is defined as the “lack of success,” but even unsuccessful attempts can be informative or enlightening. Therefore if you learn something or you’re informed of something you may not have known, that is a successful attempt. Something is only a failure when you admit it is, or you don’t try to succeed at all. Although many would say I’m a failure at the sport of soccer, it is still my favorite sport to play and I have been playing it my whole life. One of my favorite quotes is; “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas A. Edison

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life… that’s why i succeed”- Michael Jordan. Everyone has a struggle in life and fails or embarrassments. I’ve failed many times from missing a baseball or missing a deer or turkey but I never gave up so I kept trying and I succeeded.

I grew up in a house with a nurse and a police officer. A home that encouraged my personal growth and achievement. I have watched my parents work tirelessly to give me and my three sisters the life we had growing up. I need this scholarship money to prove that their sacrifices paid off.

Basketball has been apart of my life for as long as I remember. At a young age, coaches began to pound the importance of hard work into my head more than they forced me to pound the actual ball. They made sure that my teammates and I knew if we wanted to be the best we would have to put

I love basketball and my love began for it in the 3rd grade. I was a freshman playing on J.V. The day of a game I decided to go to the rec center and play basketball with my friends. This turned out to be a decision I will forever regret. At the rec I was going up for a layup and I took a finger to the eye. That was the worst pain in my life. It felt like a steak knife was rammed through my eye and I didn’t get to play in the game that night.

Orange is a vibrant color that helps to motivate others. Motivation is a key to succeeding, and everyone needs it. Jim Carrey agrees with this by saying, "People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation." I have found that many things in life motivate me. The following are just two of the things that do inspire me.

In my life I have two “dream jobs” I know that sounds pretty weird. I have a realistic dream job and a more out there job in mind. I use this “backup plan” so I won't be disappointed and feel like I failed myself. I would realistically like to be a lawyer but my true dream is becoming an actor.

What makes me an outstanding student is that I work really hard through the obstacles I’ve struggled in. I come prepared each day to school eager to learn and work hard. I’ve challenged myself throughout the years by adding challenging classes to keep me driven and learn something new. One thing you should know about me is that when things get hard I don’t give up. I use it as a motivation to push harder. I am a diverse student who speaks Fulani, English and French fluently. I use it to my advantage to differentiate myself from myself fellow peers. I’m curious to learning new things and center around myself with positive people who motivates me to push harder and reach my goals. My parents raised me to be the best that I can be. I’m a good