Aidan McLean '22 Recruiting Profile

Some people are talented in music and others in art. My talent however is in the competitive sport of Football. For as long as I can remember football has been my greatest passion. Since the age of six years old I discovered my talent as an athlete. I have learned how to work as part of a team and how to communicate well with others. Other than enhancing my people skills and my ability to work well with others, football has also  brought out a sense of leadership to my persona that has helped me excel in my school environment. 

  Every game that I play is a new challenge that I have to face and accomplish. I use the competitiveness I gained from football in my classroom environments. The more I practice, the better I will become and all the hard work pays off in a victorious game. I implement the "practice makes perfect" philosophy to my school assignments and presentations. In order for me to get better at English or Math or any other subject, I have to do my homework and study routinely because that is the practice I need and can then demonstrate how hard I practice in any exam I pass. To truly have passion for anything, you have to "love the grind". Everyone loves Game day, and I do as well. But it's the preparation and work that makes Game day worth it. Win or lose, I know I have done everything I can to be successful. And that's where the reward is.  

  Football has taught me that I should never give up and that I should keep trying until I succeed! Playing a sport that has a numerous amount of varying factors to determine a victory has taught me resiliency. Sometimes I might not always win a game, but the good sportsmanship and ethics that I have learned from being a football player have taught me never to be discouraged.

This quote has always rung true to me and sums me up well:   

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”