My entire life I have been busy with sports, volunteer and educational activities. I can remember my first sport which was soccer at the age of four years old like it was yesterday. My high school experience consist of fours years of playing soccer, tennis, basketball and track. I had the opportunity to engage with a diverse group of young men who contributed to my team building and leadership skills. The adversities I endured has made me stronger. I can contest that balancing my education and involvement in the different sports has increased my time management skills. The most difficult challenge would be playing two sports in the same season(tennis,soccer) Throughout the years my coaches tried to influence me to quit and concentrate on one sport but I did not give in. Personal development, hard work,perseverance and family support allowed me to succeed. I am a true definition of a student athlete for I know the meaning of academics being priority for me. I been able to maintain a 3.3 grade pointe average and plan to continue playing soccer in college. I am a team player who acknowledges their place on the field, court and class room. I understand the importance of not always winning is ok and is parallel to overcome failures. Each team I had the pleasure being a part of has in some way contributed to my success. Although these last four years were not easy I realized one thing. No one can determine your destiny but you and I look forward to the next four years of college personally, educationally, and athletically.