Makani Smith-Kemfort '20 Recruiting Profile

During college I plan on majoring in Business Management/administration and minoring in Exercise Science or Kinesiology. I am particularly fond of Health and Business, because I believe that I can make an amazing impact to my community if I get my degrees in these fields. During College I plan on Joining a club near the campus, if there is one that I decide would be right for me. I plan on playing football during college. My athletic ability is varied, according to my coaches and athletic trainers, in the sense that no athletic movement is very difficult for me. I have good hand-eye coordination, agility, patience, and alertness. I am a very devoted player who takes pride in who and what I play for. There is always something that I play for, a reoccurring thought that crosses my mind every time I think about giving up or quitting. This thought serves as motivation to keep striving forward no matter how tough the challenge or obstacle, whether it is in the classroom or on the field. This thought is hard to explain, it is like a voice in my head that is saying if you want to achieve your goals, then you need to keep going,  otherwise you will fall back and it will only take longer to achieve these goals. This mindset put me above others on the field. The mindset that one must have in order to conquer on the field, is that you wonʻt be the best if you donʻt have that motivation to keep moving even when your injured, even when your opponent is bigger and stronger than you, even when your losing, even when the whole world is against you. That is the mindset that puts an individual player from the small island of ʻIhikapalaumāewa, in the middle of the pacific ocean, above the rest, and itʻs my time to eat!