Reflective Essay: Diversity In The United States

Later, after winning the award I recognized that I did not only train harder for the award, but I worked harder because I had matured in my love for soccer and in my personal life to prove to myself that nothing is impossible. What I learned from this emotional scar is to not worry about what other people think. Instead, always stay focused and strong doing the things you enjoy; this has pushed me to not let anything stop me from achieving what I really

I would spend hours every day on it. And on the west side of the Island ,where I lived and went to school, the “big” sport played wasn’t soccer, it was basketball. Soccer has had a grand impact of my life and is a beautiful part of my culture, whether is American or Latino. Still, we will never be remembered good soccer player but food is

Making it onto the varsity soccer team every year since I became a freshman, and being appointed Co-captain as a junior last year and continuing that role as captain this year as a senior is what I want to leave behind as my memoir. I went from being the worst player, to being a leader for the team, has made me value those who've stuck with me since the beginning, my family who has always been supportive, who worked hard to put a meal on my plate, kept me off the streets and taught me the importance of balance. A life plagued with hardships, and every reason for me to put my head down and give up, has made me not fear challenging conditions or ultimately being knocked down. In life I sometimes do get made fun of , and I sometimes get knocked down (both physically and emotionally.). However, day by day, I try to use these experiences to fuel my thirst to succeed.

I’m gonna talk about my soccer journey, where I’ve traveled with my family to and what I wanna do in college. Everyone thinks that soccer is that boring sport where you just kick a ball and run, but it actually isn’t. Soccer is a game where you have to have lots of skills and always have to be mentally ready for anything to happen like my team at state cup. We were losing 3-0 with 10 minutes to play and in those 10 minutes we scored 4

Even so, my progress as a soccer player is simply incomplete without the weekly training that I endured through these years. I may not have the natural flair or the instinctual feel that others may have for the game, but my dedication to this sport has certainly granted me the edge - an attitude that I always bring onto the pitch. Finally, I now know that the pursuit to success, whether in soccer or in the immense world of economics, can only be realized through teamwork and a foundation strengthened by strong work

I knew I would become close with my team since I spent so much time with them, but then I realized even once volleyball was over, they would still be my family. This year as varsity setter, I knew I had to take on the responsibility of leadership. I did not realize however, that I would become the team mom at the same time. My responsibility was to make sure everyone on my team kept their heads up and stayed confident because I believed in them.

Constantly I question myself about my past, remembering all the marvelous and dreadful moments i´ve had. Every moment has made me more stronger, maybe more humble or more determined, each of these moments have taught me something that makes me the person (who) I am today. At the age of 8, I was a high performance athlete. Tennis was instilled by my father from an early age and since that moment this sport became my passion.

The first value that has affected my life, is the one about never giving up. This one means a lot to me because whenever I fail or lose, I always get back up on my feet and keep going at it until I’ve got the job done. In soccer, this value can be related at any point in the game. I have many experiences with this whenever I go to play the sport I love. For example when I’m playing out on the soccer pitch I can feel the smooth grass and watch how the ball rolls swiftly across the grass, and when the match starts the opponents that face would juke me out to get past me.

Many people think it is a hobby for me but it’s actually not it is a passion that I enjoying investing my life in. To begin with, soccer for me isn’t just a sport or a hobby, it’s a career! I have a passion for soccer and I plan to make a career out of it because I have invested ten of my years to soccer.

One of the most significant activities in my life would have to be soccer ever since I got a hold of the ball in 10th grade, it sparked my interest and a fire was ignited. It simply stared with a few friends asking me to join them then slowly progressed into everyday after school I would go outside to kick around the ball, I never really knew it was for me until I started getting more into it, soccer became my outlet more like an escape for me, it was somewhere I could go when I needed to be alone just the ball and I. Honestly, I never knew that it would affect me in the way it has, it started out as a just for fun kind of thing, then it escalated into actually playing games, turning more into a passion and I could actually see myself in the

I play to have time to myself to think, I play with family and friends for fun, and I play to hone my skills and be the best possible contender I can be when it comes to the competition side. So when I think about my personal biggest failure that I can recall, I would have to say golf is involved. My team at school is very good, we have heated tryouts every year just to make the team. As a freshman our golf team won state and I feel like that really set the tone for what was expected of the rest of us for our high school years. My sophomore year in school we had a completely new group besides a few of us, so we basically we 're starting from scratch, just because we were young though we wouldn 't consider this a "building year".

As I ran across the finish line for the last time I could not help but smile; all the memories and lessons learned from my years on cross country and track flashed before my eyes. Salem Cross Country and Track has impacted and shaped me into a leader, friend, daughter, and student. The competition and friendship I found on the cross country and track team is amazing and has aided me in personal growth. The challenge of running is something that I have learned to cherish the most during my years as a high schooler as it taught me to always work hard.

“You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that”-(Michael Jordan). Since the age of four, softball has always been my favorite leisure activity. However, at the level I competed during my high school career it was not what I would consider a leisure activity. Due to the time commitment required for tournament softball, it was more like a job. It was, however, the type of job that everyone dreams of, a job that I enjoyed almost more than anything.

Even though I recently stopped playing softball, I played for ten long years with my dad by my side the whole time as the head coach. Although at one point I counted fourteen trophies and seven medals, there is always one trophy that I smile when I see it. The trophy is a metallic silver color with a metal glove on top of the metal base. On the front on the trophy, it has a plaque that says, 14u ASA PA State Championships State Runner-Up.

After comparing and contrasting Tom Brady and Mia Hamm, I think I prefer Mia Hamm because of her mental toughness and accomplishments to her career and lifetime as a professional soccer player. From the consistency of winning football games and being the national spotlight for years to the Olympic gold medals as an elite soccer player, both Brady and Hamm have proven to be iconic models for the aspiring generation of athletes. Nowadays, playing a sport comes with