My Passions In Life : My Passions

As you go through life there are many things that shape you as a person, many things that you learn and grow from. I have experienced all of these from one thing, hockey. I started skating when I was about 4 years old, persuaded into the sport by my dad, who came from a big hockey family. I was so young I do not remember my first reaction to it or if I even liked it, but there must have been a reason that I stuck with it. Hockey has caused me much stress and tribulation but every second of pain is worth the reward.

Waking up at the crack of dawn half asleep, struggling as a little kid carrying this enormous bag that is twice your weight, and walking into a freezing cold rink makes you think why do this. All hockey players have asked themselves this but growing up in a rink is a choice that no one regrets. You learn from a very young age that hockey is the greatest sport on the earth. Nothing can compare to the sacrifice, toughness, hard work, teamwork, physical, and brotherhood that hockey requires and creates.

As a young man, I knew hockey is something that I loved to do. I enjoyed playing hockey with my family on our outdoor ice rink and on my hockey team. At this time, however I did not realize that the skills I was developing would prepare me for the future. Hockey not only gave me leadership skills, but also helped me grow individually giving me responsibility and critical thinking. From the time I scored my first goal to assisting my teammates in annual charity events, I knew going

When I was eleven years old, I started playing field hockey for a simple reason: all of my friends were playing. Everyone else had quit playing soccer, so I decided that I wanted to play both. One season later, the soccer practices disappeared from my schedule. I started to play hockey year-round, and I fell in love with the sport by complete accident. I learned to dodge, pass, and shoot, and I got to run around and laugh at practice a few nights every week. Middle school recreational leagues turned into the high school varsity team in the fall and a club team for the rest of the year. Many of my friends stopped playing when we got to college, choosing to devote their free time to other organizations. I, on the other hand, could not let it

I have gained the discipline and self-control. It has helped me stay fit and helped me overcome many challenges. If I was not introduced to hockey, I think I would have been an average kid who plays video games all day. I would not have the that I have today. Hockey has helped me develop a great work ethic and has made me develop a habit to push myself even harder when my body feels like giving up. It has taught me that when you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Without hockey, life would be boring and have no meaning really. It would be straight simple: get your education, get a job, start a family, and die. Hockey is one of the main factors of my life and without it, I would be a completely different

Everything about hockey gets me excited. The different skates you buy to the type of hair you have is mind blowing. I have been doing it for almost 19 years of my life. Hockey is a part of my identity. It has brought confidence, my friends and I closer, and has made me become the man I am today.

Field hockey is a very old and tough sport and many people underestimate the dedication, power, and strength you must have for this sport. I’ve had long endless practices running over four to six miles for each practice and game, sprinting so fast your legs feel like Jell-O. Some say it is too tough of a sport for a girl to play, not to mention all the injuries you can get, so why keep going? It is in my blood, in my family’s blood, and the love I have for my team and the sport itself. There is a certain connection you with each teammate and each person contributes their own strength to the team, the team would not be complete if even one person is not there. The excitement of winning a game or even the sadness after losing, one knows that

I love hockey because you get the great feeling of when you score a goal or get an assist. I also like knowing that my team appreciates my contribution because they celebrate with me. Another reason

Hockey required me to be able to do various things at once. I had to run, dribble and observe at the same time. I needed to know who to pass the ball to and exactly when to do so. Playing hockey taught me many skills such as punctuality, how to treat my body with respect and appreciation, patience, good sportsmanship, how to accept something that happened and to learn from it. Apart from the skills that I have learnt, playing hockey has kept me fit and healthy because it requires a certain

I have a passion for playing field hockey. I started playing the sport when I was nine years old. I decided on field hockey because my older sister played. When I played on the defensive line, I loved every minute of it. My favorite moments were when I had to play at the end of field as the makeshift goalie. The following year I volunteered to be my team’s goalie. From that point on, I have never stopped being the goalie. I am now the goalie of the Maryland 1A 2014 State Championship team.

I enjoy playing and watching hockey, but I am not at a level where I can play higher than high school. I have always been a pretty good player, but hockey won’t be anymore than what it is right now to me. It still is easily my main passion, however. I have not lost any love for hockey, and I have way too much fun playing it with friends and competitively. I have continued to play, and continued to get better. Every year, I watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the spring, even if my favorite team, The Tampa Bay Lightning, aren’t in it. Every summer I go to a hockey camp to get better and have fun. In the wintertime, when I don’t have anything to do, I’ll go to a pond or a friends backyard rink and play some outdoor hockey for hours and hours. In the off-season, I just count down the days until hockey season, and impatiently wait to play again. To me now, hockey means way more than just

Hockey is definitely my favorite sport. In my opinion hockey is the best sport.The reason I think that it is the best is because it's super fun. I started at least 6 years ago. The only reason that I really started is because all my brothers played.Im super glad I started because I probably wouldn't be playing.Another reason I love hockey is that i get to make new friends.In addition to making friends i get to see my other fiends.

     The three passions that have dictated the direction of my life have been sports, friends and family. My first passion, sports, has guided me through temptations such as drugs and dropping out of school and has kept me on the right track. My second passion, much the same as my first has helped to deflect the many temptations of life. It is my friends who have stuck with me through the ups and downs and it is to them that I owe much of what I am today. My third and strongest passion is my family, and more specifically my father. He brought me up as a single father when my mother wanted nothing to do with me; he fought to give me what he could and it is to him that I owe everything.

Almost all little girls start their primary schooling years wanting to play school and wanting to learn. At home they act like they are teaching their own classroom and leading their group of students in front of them (most likely a stuffed animal), but their imagination, creativity, and eagerness to learn is at the peak when they begin their first day of school. Ever since that day I still want to be an educator and to make a difference in this field for the better. I have always found that the most intriguing thing for me in life is conveying knowledge and skills onto other people and watching in their eyes when the switch finally clicks that they understand what I have been trying to teach them. Knowing that the impact you made for just that short amount of time in that child’s life may never be forgotten.

I have many hobbies that I fill my time with. I enjoy reading. Ever since I was little my dad has called me a “voracious reader”. I am open to reading any kind of book, but I especially love realistic fiction, action adventure, and nonfiction. I also love playing sports. I did track for one year, softball for two years, gymnastics for three years, basketball for five years, and soccer my whole life as well as camps for tennis and swim. I find that playing sports has taught me many important skills including teamwork and reaching out to others as I’ve played with new people. These sports have also taught me the importance of staying healthy and fit. One of my other hobbies is music. I love music and find myself dabbling in piano and guitar whenever I have free time. I also play the trumpet and sing in my church choir. Lastly, I love baking and cooking. Although to my parents dismay sometimes (because they complain I’m making them fat) I always find myself gravitating to the kitchen and have acquired quite the collection of pans, sprinkles, food coloring, and other tools. My hobbies have taught me the importance of hard work and dedication and a love for trying new things.