Personal Statement
At the time it was just a game. I was only two years old and I didn't know what was up and what was down. I just knew I liked hitting something and not getting yelled at for doing it. I never could have never guessed that I was embarking on my passion for the rest of my childhood and young adult years. Some people have to to search their whole life just to find something they enjoy doing, but I was fortunate enough to find it before I could even speak complete sentences. At the time, baseball was just a game- Now it's practically my whole life.
If I didn't have a dream of playing college baseball one day, I would not not be writing this statement, and you would not be reading it. As I've grown older and enhanced my baseball skills, the dream is beginning to look more and more like a reality. As I have demonstrated up until this point and plan to continue doing, I push myself to the limit to improve in all aspects of the game. As a goal-oriented teenager, one of my favorite things to do is see my hard work pay off in a positive end result. And if I've learned anything from baseball, life will reward me when I put in the effort.
In addition to baseball, I take my schooling very seriously. As the youngest of three, I'm always trying to achieve more than my siblings in the classroom (I can't help it, I like to compete... and quite frankly, win). But that's not the only reason I do what I do. Whether it's what I want or not, one day the sport of baseball will pass me up and I won't be able to play any longer. When that is, no one knows. But when it does come, I know it will be important to have an academic foundation to fall back on. This is why a strong academic college is my first and foremost priority in this process.
In terms of careers, I don't know yet what I want to pursue. I may not know until even after I am forced to declare a major in college. I think it's important to keep all the opportunities open at this point as you never quite know where life is going to bring you until you're there. All I can hope for is that wherever I find myself, it's where I am supposed to be.
