Personal Statement
Enough loss and disappointment to last a life time. I never knew my birth mother. She left when my sister and I were 2 and my brother was 4. My brother was killed in a car accident when he was 16 and my only uncle died a year before that in a motorcycle accident. At 15, I have surgery that may keep me out of sports.
I say all that to say this. I have been down several times in my life and I have always bounced back. I have had help from my dad, sister and grandmother but I consider my team mates family as well. No matter how bad things seemed, I had the team and the game.
My goals are to continue my education after high school to study athletic training and play some ball while I am there. I feel personally connected to this area of study. I know how it feels when you are out on the field and everyone loves you then how alone it can feel when you are sidelined. I want to be that family member that helps get them back out on the field.