Personal Statement: A Career As An Athlete

I have always wanted to be an athlete since I was a child but due to my health at the time, I was not able to get involved with anything that had to do with sports or physical activities at school. I remember when I was unable to go to school for about a week and a half because I couldn’t walk more than five steps without being out of breathe and having to use an inhaler so there was no way I could even think about playing sports. As time went by, my health has gotten better without any help. I would somehow still carry that same inhaler with me everywhere I go even though I never had a use for it. I was not even sure if it still worked, I just wanted to have it with me just in case something does happen. I met my boyfriend in college and he
I did not get to do what I wanted to because of it and it was definitely the reason why I never pursued with sports or attempted to exercise. I wanted to run for miles like the runners in a marathon without shortening my breathe, but it just seemed impossible as I was already struggling to run for just one minute at a slow pace. People around me such as friends, teachers, family, always seemed to think that I have the best skinny body in the entire world that they wished to have. I think to myself that I look like a stick walking around, I was never happy with my body. Growing up, I knew that to have a skinny body you must exercise but I had no idea what exercise
To me, it means dedication and commitment, the amount of time and hard work I have put in to become a better version of myself. Exercise has given me strength, discipline and confidence. I used to eat anything I wanted and not paying it much of an attention or knowing what it does to my body. I never once think about exercising but ever since I was introduced to eating healthier and learning how to exercise, I would never look back and regret following through with this