Growing up sports was always a big part of my life. While
playing sports i learned many good skills and qualities that translated to
everyday life, including school. I played multiple sports, my favorite was
basketball. Basketball allowed me to escape everyday life and it taught me how
to have a good work ethic, learn to take criticism, teamwork and how to be
passionate about something. All the skills and qualities that I acquired
allowed me to stay more focused in school and gave me the edge to want to be
the best student I could be. While excelling in school I always thought, how
could I use my intelligence and still hold on to sports after my athletic
career comes to a halt. Talking with my family and listening to words of wisdom
from people close to me, I came up with the idea that I could do business and sports management when I got to
college. Playing basketball was my life when I was younger and my goal was to
play in the NBA, as obstacles came in the way of that I switched to playing
football. Although I could not play the sport that I grew up on I still had my
passion for learning and my passion for sports. My main focus was only on
basketball and I wasn't trying to do or be anything except a basketball player.
The older that I got the more I came to the realization that things don’t
always go your way and you have to learn to be able to adapt to any situation
or environment.
