Getting A Football Spot

Throughout my life I faced a lot of challenges. I had to overcome the obstacle that was on my way. The obstacle made me stronger and made me the person who I am right

The pressure was on. Myself as well as my middle school football team had been practicing for weeks to beat our opponent, Southport Middle School. They had beaten up the year before and it was our turn to pay them back.

When people go through something difficult it can change them. Making them who they are, it can change them for the bad or good. Therefore, hardships can greatly influence a person’s life by making them appreciate all the things that make life enjoyable.

An experience that has made a huge impact on who I am today is when my single mother was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer when I was a sophomore in high school. I was instantly heart broken and terrified I would lose the person that motivated me to do my best. My mom and I have encountered many obstacles together that have made us extremely close, but this was the biggest challenge yet. I gave up many opportunities to be home with my suffering mother. It was not the high school lifestyle I was expecting, but it turned out to form me into a whole new person in a positive way.

One example is when I was learning how to swim. A few years back, I always wanted to learn how to swim, but I couldn’t. The only situation I was satisfied with doing was standing in water that went no higher than my shoulders. Therefore my parents sent me to swimming lessons. The only obstacle I had to overcome was treading water, in the deep end. I was always afraid of the deep end, even with instructors and life guards around. Well, one day, my classmates and I had to practice our treading, I was too afraid to get in, and therefore my instructor picked me up and threw me in. That was the day I realized I needed to be brave and overcome my fear of the deep end. Nonetheless it took a while. All of my hard work came through, and now I go on any pool or water park knowing that I didn’t have to worry about drowning. I learned that if I wanted to achieve something, then I would have to have perseverance, and overcome the obstacles that come with wanting to achieve it, just like

or that I have learned a great amount from, there is one in particular that has given me knowledge and confidence to handle other situations I may encounter in my career. I was faced with this very strange and unexpected conflict in the middle of my junior year of high school. I was attacked by a girl who suffers from Down syndrome while volunteering with the National Honor Society. I was able to handle the situation on my own and was shown the importance of second chances.

Throughout my life I faced a lot of challenges. I had to overcome the obstacle that was on my way. The obstacle made me stronger and made me the person who I am right now a ambitious and hardworking student. The problem shaped me up because I know that I have to work for what I want and to not depend on no one, this made me more independent. Also, I learned from my mistake and try to do better.

If there’s one event that has made a huge impact in my life it would have to be a roll over car accident that my parents, aunt, and I were when I was in sixth grade. This car accident has impacted me negatively by leaving me with PTSD and positively by figuring out what career I am pursuing.

Changing their perspective on me just because I was going through something no one should go through. Throughout the whole pain of being misjudged it brought to my attention what other perceive you as is not who you are. You do not to live your life for others but only for yourself. You can’t let peoples opinions affect your life and how you live it. It has made my change my attitude and my mind on how much I should let people get to me and how little I should truly care about how someone judges me because they don’t know me. They are living my life. They have no right to tell me how to live this crazy thing called life. Though being misjudged was painful it brought out a learning experience. It has and will always teach me to not let other people’s judgments control me and my

Taking the field with a varsity football team as a freshman is quite scary. Friday nights are something I have grown to love even more than before. Mental toughness as well as physical is very much needed in this sport. This year would be the test for me. Nerves are always going to be a factor for people that are starting to play football with older guys.I was a fourteen year old freshman. Over the summer break I had been lifting a lot of weights and getting strong. It wasn’t ever going through my mind that I would start as a freshman, Until Coach Cole came to me and said that I was going to have to be tough because I had a good chance to start because we needed another lineman.

A few years back, life threw a curve ball at my family. My mom had been diagnosed with cancer. Skin cancer to be more exact. She was diagnosed with Melanoma which is the only skin cancer that is deadly. This experience taught me to always help others and when one faces a challenge, never back down.

Overall, I discovered strength that I did not realize existed with in as a result my life experiences. Because of the events, I believe that I am a stronger, better, person

A time that affected my outlook on life was when I was nominated as a Student of the Year Candidate for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I was able to run a 7 week campaign against other students to raise money for blood cancer. I looked at this opportunity as a way to raise money for a horrible disease. I never realized how much it would impact me and that I had an opportunity to bring awareness to my community. Ultimately I was able to raise over $27,000.00 in just 7 weeks by bringing my community together, from working with the local baseball league, to fundraising at a popular pizza parlor, hosting events and including my high school classmates and staff. I have learned to speak publicly and be an active participant in my community. I

Every story or even a personal experience always has an obstacle or disadvantage. However, there is a way out of turning those difficulties from your life into something meaningful like being able to figure out a way to turn it into a lesson that you could learn from that. It matters to everybody because, without these complications, none of us could assimilate from anything just like we have responsibilities and discipline to educate ourselves. Therefore, any obstacle or disadvantage can certainly be turned into something good out of anything we face too because it will assist us to upskill in life even though there is a multitude of implications of some situations that cannot turn into something good for many reasons.

Another turbulent time that taught me through failure was when I tried to arrange a birthday party for my sister. Everything was supposed to be arranged by me, so I went out a bought the invitation cards, party favors, balloons, decorations, food, and a few gifts. I filled out the invitations early and put them in a box to store them until I was ready to send them. Time flew by fast between daily life with my kids and responsibilities, and before I knew it the day of the party was upon me. Quickly that morning I decorated and cooked and prepared everything. As the hour of the party came and went, no one showed up but the birthday girl, whom I had called personally. Later it occurred to me that I hadn’t sent out the invitations! That was why no one had come. I soon learned from that mistake to be more organized and manage my time better when planning events.