People say if you love something‚ then set it free. If it was truly yours‚ it will always find its way back to you. I never imagined I would lose something that I truly cared about but in this case‚ I did. Volleyball was my passion but I came to the realization that it could not be my life. Back in 2010‚ my mother decided I should try every sport and see what my options were. I tried everything you could think of: basketball‚ dance‚ softball‚ soccer‚ you name it and I played it. However‚ volleyball
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alongside my father as a butcher. I was born in Merida‚ Mexico to a single mother. As the man of the house I began working at the age of seven cleaning windshields at stoplights and polishing shoes for any available change that people could spare. I came to America at age of twelve. My father had been anxiously waiting to meet me the day I arrived in Houston. My first challenge tested my capabilities at adapting to a foreign country without any family members to support me‚ other than my father who
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game that changed my life‚ thank you. I remember the day that you found me‚ in a store full of strings and cleats. You helped me pick out a gray and pink stick with pink goggles and a mouth guard. On that day in 2008 you strengthened me in one of the hardest times of my life‚ when my Dad was on the other side of the world fighting for our country. You have strengthened me multiple times since. You have continued to be the single most consistent aspect of my life my life. You have stood as my outlet
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The world I come from is filled with trouble. Growing up has been awfully challenging for me. On one side of my family‚ there are well educated people who know their responsibilities and understand right from wrong‚ and on the other side there are troublemakers who seek to enjoy themselves as much as possible (with the exception of a few) with little to no responsibilities. During a major part of my childhood‚ I had been best friends with one of those cousins for a long time‚ to the point where I
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your book “Kickoff”‚ something changed me. Your book made me feel like if I strive for my dream or goal I’ll accomplish it. I know that you guys became pro NFL players. Kickoff made me feel like I can accomplish what I want in life. Sometimes a barrier can stop you from striving your goal‚ but always try to fight through it no matter what happens. THis book will be one of the stories I’ll remember reading when I’m older. I will tell you more on how your book changed me. Maybe more books of yours will
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Since I was eight years old my family has always had a boat. From fishing‚ tubing‚ hunting and just cruising we did it all. My Dad’s first boat‚ Nitro 189 Fish and Ski‚ was the light of my life. Since the day he got it I was his first mate. Helping him with everything cleaning‚ stocking and repairing. I took great interest and pride into that boat‚ more than my dad at times‚ which motivated me to get my boaters license and learned how to work on marine engines before I was 14. Every year we go
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Throughout our lives‚ everyone has had to face difficulties and challenges. While these obstacles are unpleasant‚ they shape us into who we are today. One of the first obstacles that I had to overcome came in the form of a boy named Jeremy. I met Jeremy when I was in the first grade. The two of us had manage to become close friends. He was my first best friend. Coincidentally‚ we found out that we actually lived very close to each other. Since our houses were so conveniently close‚ we often visited
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happened that changed my life forever. I lost someone I loved and will never be the same without him. There was a devastating car accident that cost my father his life. To begin with‚ my parents got a divorce when I was four years old. My father had a fiance for about a year or two after the divorce and was living with her. He had an alcohol problem. After he was coming back from Toledo‚ Ohio from his job‚ he was intoxicated and had the dumb idea to try to drive home. On his way home‚ someone
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As the end of my high school career is coming to an end I am glad to say that one thing has not changed about me at all and my passion for it has actually grew since the beginning of high school. Fishing is an amazing outdoor sport and activity. Fishing has been in my life for as long as I could remember and I loved that my dad is the one to introduce it to me. It is a sport that is a stress reliever especially for me and it is relaxing and when the fishing is good it’s so much fun to do. There are
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and had it not been for him I would have never had the chance to make that opportunity happen. Music has been a big part of my life since the age of five. My mother had me participate in major community events as I was growing up‚ and in my school’s musicals. Singing was something I used to channel most of my energy to‚ and as I got older I valued watching others perform. When I first saw one of my favorite bands‚ Pierce the Veil‚ play in 2012 at Vans Warped Tour‚ I was beyond excited‚ and it wasn’t
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