Within the thirteen years in both school and bowling, there has been an extraordinary amount of items that has helped influence my life and goals that I have for the future."Be a Leader. Not a Follower". This quote expresses how I choose to portray myself in everyday society, in quite a significant matter. Though my philosophy, I feel like that if I choose to be a role model, then this will help the future generations try to be the same way. With the guidance of various bowling organizations,I have been able to act as a role model and push for people to be more of a leader than being a follower. Bowling has been able to help me express myself in a unique way. I have been able to find a sport that accepts you, no matter the skill level that you are on. …show more content…
In my eyes, I feel that if you do not take your schooling seriously, then you will have quite the awakening when you enter the work force. Being able to be an example of what you should do in school has helped other kids get back on the right track with their grades. For example, in my freshman year, I would ask all of my teachers to put me by the kids that were struggling because I knew that they could get back on track with just a little help and a little bit of communication. It really brightens my day knowing that I was a reason why that kid might want to take school a little more serious than before they knew me on more of a personal level. With this being said, helping others and being a role model has given me the capability to be a better person and enhance others'
As a young boy, I never truly put much into school. I put as little thought about college as well, but it took one moment that made me want the desire to succeed in my life and make something of it. Working for 12 straight hours in the middle of the hot sun, making minimum wage wasn't how I wanted to live. Going to multiple jobs and having to work all weekend, even during school occasionally was extremely difficult. This just gave me that extra drive to be more superior than anyone else. Yet, I never gave up and still pushed to be the best student I could be. Staying up late nights just to finish homework so I was able to make the best grade in class. The simplest moments in life made we want to be the best
Participating in sports has taught me to be responsible for my own actions. Whenever I fail I move on and keep on trying. I’ve struggled but in the end I overcame most of the obstacles I faced.( I learn from my my mistakes )Flag football has taught me to become a leader, however, track and field taught me
Throughout high school, I’ve been involved in multiple activities. As I began high school sports, I looked up to the upperclassmen and tried to be like them. As I grow older, I try to be a positive role model for the underclassmen, just as the students before me had done. I believe that being a positive influence on the ones that look up to you is a splendid aspect to have. As my senior year approached, I participated in volleyball for my fourth year. Throughout practice, I was sure to reach
Lacrosse may be the single most impactful force in my life. I have come to define myself through my involvement with the sport. I do not consider myself a natural athlete; I have had to work very hard to earn every achievement in lacrosse. For the past six years, I have continued to set my aspirations higher and increase my effort to achieve my goals. I have applied what I have learned from lacrosse to many other aspects of my life: I am now an A level student at one of the most academically rigorous high schools in the country, I am an active participant and in my school’s rock band, acapella group, and jazz band, and I am a committed member of my school’s wrestling team.
As much as I have thought about what defines me as a person, nothing sticks out more than the sport that I love: Lacrosse. This sport has been the backbone of my teenage years and has influenced many aspects of who I have become today. Lacrosse has affected my life in the aspect of athletics, my level of maturity, my leadership skills, and various responsibilities I have grown accustomed to. I have participated in many athletics throughout my high school career, but none have formed me into the man that I am today more than Lacrosse. One reason that this sport has helped me grow so much is because I am able to say that I was one of the few who raised our program to the ground up.
Bowling has taught me many lessons that has influenced my life. One of those lessons was that practice may not make you perfect but it does make you better. When there is something that is difficult for me to accomplish I keep trying till I get it right. Bowling also helped build my critical thinking skills, which will be useful for my career of being a Criminologist.
I have gained so much knowledge from the schools I have gone to and would not be as smart as I am today if I did not acquire an education. Being a student has shaped me to be a hardworking individual. It has also pushed me to set goals for myself and have high expectations. Having the trait of being hardworking will get you very far in life. If you are hard working, you are not going to give up and will reach the goals you aim for. Setting goals for yourself is also very important because it gives you an idea of what you want to accomplish in a certain amount of time. Having high expectations will make you push yourself to be the best you, you can
Bo Jackson once said “set your goals, and don’t stop till you get there. ”Being in athletics for so many years has had a great deal of influence in my life. It has helped me academically, and it has improved my socialization skills that will later be an asset to me in my journey to pursue a business degree. I now have better time management skills that helps me focus on what I need to do before I get distracted with everything else going on in my life. My involvement in many sports has influenced my appreciation for my family, furthermore it has helped me mature along the way.
I still recall the many hours spent as a kid hitting a tennis ball against the drywall in my empty garage. Tennis has inspired much of my intrinsic growth since then, both socially and mentally, developing two core values that I continue to adhere to today: persistence and making a substantial impact. Consistently pushing through situations in which I have struggled has contributed to my persistence and my desire to excel, whether as a professional tennis coach or as an aspiring physician in a medical care facility. I have come to learn that with people in general, there is really no losing; everyone has something they want or need that makes them tick, and throughout my tennis coaching career, I have found that the more you are able to understand people’s wants or needs, the more influential you can be for them.
A significant educational opportunity that was offered to me during my High School career is a job working at Warehouse Shoe Sale or WSS. My experience working there helped me to face responsibility and enabled me to realize that I have excellent skills in following directions and completing tasks. Prior to working, I didn't know if I was even going to be able finish high school, let alone get a job. My job experience, however, made me think differently. Being able to witness people at work, who were not as smart as I am, who were making more money than me, really opened my eyes. I realized that if I put my mind to it, I could be successful and earn a lot of money. The job experience influenced me to finish high school, as well as provided me the inspiration to continue on and attend college. Attending a University will provide me with the training I will need to eventually obtain my dream job. Additionally, I will have a degree and be able to ensure a better and brighter future for myself and my family. Luck surely shined upon me when I was offered this job experience in high school! Not only was I able to make a little money, I learned so much more than just being efficient at a job.
The summer of my eighth grade year I watched my father's bowling ball strike the lane and I was mesmerized. As the bowling ball rolled out towards the gutter and snaps back to hit the head pin perfectly, I’m in awe. I thought to myself, “How is that possible? I couldn’t do that.” I wanted to learn how to bowl just like my dad. That day, I asked my dad to get me my own bowling ball. From that day forward I knew that I wanted to learn everything there is to know about bowling.
When I was little I played tons of sports, like softball, soccer and track. Whenever I played I had always tried my best no matter if we were losing or if we were winning. I tried to never give up no matter what the score of the game was or if I got hurt, I still went out and played my heart out like my life depended on it. The most important life lesson that I had learned from my parents, teammates, and coaches is that no matter what you always have to try your best and never give up, no matter that the scenario is. For softball I had played since I was about 5 years old, and I started to play travel softball when I was about 11 years old. When I played softball we would go to a tournament called States and World Series, it took place once a year. The tournament would usually
Athletics has taught me more life lessons than I could expound upon in a single essay, but perhaps the most important lesson that I learned while playing sports in middle and high school is that I should not be afraid to be a leader. My leadership abilities were developed and tested in many situations both on and off the court during my six year sports career, and although I do not remember each of those individual moments, I do remember one critical game in which I both helped my team make history and I also had a critical moment of personal growth.
When I had bowled during regionals my sophomore year I couldn’t have bowled worse. I kept missing shots that I could have picked up in my sleep. So my junior year I made a goal to at least beat my total pin fall from the previous year. After I finished my six game for that tournament I realized that I did succeed. I beat my score from that previous year and not only that but I was 33 pins away from advancing to the following week. And that had me set a new goal for myself, to be able to advance to the next week during my senior year. But I didn’t need fame or wealth or even respect to achieve my goal and find myself successful. All I did was accomplish my goal I gave myself. Winston Churchill once said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of
When I was younger and in elementary school, I did not care about my grades at all. My parents would try to get me to study and I just did not care anything about it. It wasn’t until I became a little older and realized how important an education is that I started trying to do better. Ban Ki-moon states that “Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right” (qtd. In Brainy Quote). Devon Brown, in the film The Boys of Baraka, reminds me so much of myself in the way that he saw things in life and the time periods in his life that those views changed. My family has played a major role in encouraging me to succeed in school, they have motivated me to do my best, and taught me the things they think is the most important to helping me to become the best me possible.