Why I Am A Visual Learner Essay

     “The more I train, the faster I swing. The faster I swing, the harder I hit. The harder I hit, the more runs I score. The more runs I score, the better my stats. The better my stats, the higher the expectations. The higher the expectations, the greater the pressure. The greater the pressure, the more I train.”

My assistant varsity baseball coach stared me dead in the eyes and said two words to me during my senior year of high school that I would never forget; “Be undeniable.” For me, this was a shockingly new concept. Throughout my childhood, baseball has always a part of my life. From my childhood little league games into my adolescent years, I have always played the game and excelled at it. When I matriculated into high school I could not wait to join varsity and lay the foundation to accomplish my goal of becoming a Division I baseball player in college.

Aside from being a musical learner, I am also an interpersonal learner. I like talking to people because it helps me get over the tough times I’ve had. My friends

I always thought I was more of a visual learner and more hands-on learner than a verbal learner

     The steps of gradually becoming great do take some time, so every player must have patience. The player must start playing at a young age and be aware of the game. The player has to literally live the game, his mind is set on baseball the majority of the time. Up until a certain age, the player usually doesn’t take the game that too seriously. However, when the player gets older he has to make a decision whether he wants to be great or not. The player that wants to be great will practice everyday and become dedicated to it. Dedication and motivation are the two keys to being great, the player has to stay motivated to be the best. For instance, staying after practice to run or hit balls and then go home and hit more, that is pure love of the game. It is also important that the player goes to camps and clinics on his own, he can’t rely on the school to do it’s own recruiting. Just going to mandatory practices isn’t going to do the job because the player will have no edge on any other player. But the biggest edge of all, in my view, is motivation.

I was at a baseball tournament on a warm summer day and I saw a sign in the parking lot when I was walking into the park. The sign read, “If you think you can, you will. If you think you can’t, you won’t.” This quote has the theme of confidence and I would stand by it for the rest of my baseball career. Having the right mentality, as well, will lead the success of a hitter. The hitter will then be able to hit the ball with the adjustments he has made in his brain when he has arrived to the

This taught me to always work hard, to never give up, and use negativity as motivation: No matter what anybody says about you keep striving for success.     I started out playing baseball at four years old, I had just signed up for tee ball in the city league.   Tee ball impacted me as would a world series championship would affect a professional athlete, practices involved good times

Those wise words of wisdom from the great Babe Ruth were planted in my head since I was only a child and since then, they haven't left. It wasn't until the big victory a little league player like me has ever seen. The Strikers, our team, had made it all the way to sectionals which in our division is a huge accomplishment. So when the score was six to two and we were losing, we lost all hope in ourselves and our ability to win, but for me, I wanted to win even more.

Personal Philosophy Baseball is played by many different ways, has many different fundamentals and is taught to many different people. My dream is to become a baseball coach at the college level. Achieving my goal I know will have to take a lot of hard work and coaching to make it happen. I played baseball for 13 years and I have learned so much from many different coaches.

I was about five years old when I started playing Baseball, and there was no doubt that it would be the sport for me to have a future in. I have gone through many failures throughout my life and with Baseball especially, because it’s not easy to make every play, because mistakes will happen. But, with going through all of those mistakes really taught me that I need to practice a lot more and go in confident the next time I get an opportunity to make those plays. It took some time for me to get used to realizing that mistakes will happen, but I won’t know when they will happen because its life, and nobody knows what will happen next in life. So it’s always important to approach things very confident, and give it your all.

I am so thankful to have had baseball be a part of my life. Baseball can be taught to a person, but you must have the drive and passion to keep pursuing it. I had very key points in my baseball career making Most Valuable Player, making the Junior varsity team, and also making varsity team. Most importantly it was my dad who drove me to baseball and the coaches took over from there. If It was not for my dad I would not of had a chance to play high school ball. He helped me recover mental and physically. Although I did not pursue baseball after high school I would not change a thing from the past. My advice to young baseball players is, “Stick with it when the going gets tough push through it and strive to be the

2 - I have all the traits of a three (3), but need reminders or am "out of step" with class

Growing up, I hated school. The sinking feeling I got hearing people talk about academics was distressing. Every time I heard the words “mathematics” or “language arts” used in speech I would cringe reminding myself of what I struggle with. Looking back at this struggle, I realize that it helped define the essential components of my personality. Without this hardship, I would not have the resiliency, enthusiasm, or diligence that I have today to face my educational and real - life endeavors.

Art. To me is something undefinable, what I want my art to show you is a piece of myself and a piece of yourself. Something we can all relate to; a memory, a song, a poem, art should make you feel something. Art is a gift, a tool we can use to hide beauty in ordinary places and things. I want to broaden my understanding of design and the world that art is beyond my knowledge and experiences. Because my love for creating burns so bright and deep within me, I am determined to find a career path that will allow me to explore the world of design and art every day. A number of art forms are endless and this seems like a daunting task to find just one path that can express the enjoyment and involvement I want to have with art. Throughout my life I have been endlessly drawing, painting, sculpting and creating--often times I feel almost cursed with such talent to create because the ability seems endless. I have taken a number of art classes exploring my passions as a High School Student and created many different types of works including oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings; etching, embossed, and screen printmaking; charcoal, graphite, and pastel drawings; Sculpting with ceramics and plaster as well as wheel pieces. I find that there is few mediums I have yet to experiment with. I have become accustomed to Acrylic paintings as I have recently started to create paintings and sell them to community members. I participated in a local art fair and it opened my eyes to what art

I am a thinker because I can think fast, and I am also good at math. Most of the time I question different scenarios than others. If I ever say something weird its probably because my brain is thinking heaps of different things. If you try to pull me to solve a math problem easily fast, it won't work because I understand the problem, it just take me a little while to explain or write it down. I can usually notice things others don’t, Like in a movie I will focus on the background and see if there is a little easter egg or something that is funny. You Never Fail Until You Stop Trying - Albert Einstein. The reason I chose this quote is because its is so very true. This is also what I do, I can relate to this. If I'm not playing a game I will lose because I will most likely die if I'm not moving.