Many people I know have learned many life lessons while playing the sport of football. Vince Lombardi‚ the Green Bay Packers former coach‚ has a quote that no sports editorial can disagree with. I survive by this quote every single day of my life. The quote says “Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work‚ sacrifice‚ perseverance‚ competitive drive‚ selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile
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not know what I was going to face in the year that lies ahead. However‚ another part of me commanded my legs to move on. I was about to board a jumbo jet on its way to the United States. I knew it was going to be one of the most wonderful years of my life. I was right‚ my sophomore year as a foreign exchange student in the United States was adventurous‚ memorable‚ and life-changing. Many people laughed at me because I was assigned to a host family in Brandon‚ Mississippi. That wasn’t a misfortune
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I asked my dad a lot of questions about fish but he would always kind of blow them off. Im not sure if that is because he really didn’t care‚ he didn’t know‚ or maybe a little bit of both. I always found the anatomy of it to be so fascinating‚ the way everything was placed so perfectly
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knew it I stood on the top of the hill and he told me to go down first. As embarrassing to say I never went down with a clean slide. I tripped and fell off balance as many times a clumsy 9 year old can. The kids in my group already started talking about me behind my back‚ ridiculing me with their cruel comments. I saw a private place where I thought no one would find me and laid down with my arms over my knees and cried my heart
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is the moment I realized what I wanted to do in the future. Whenever I want to feel good I reminisce back to that day because it is the day I found what makes me most happy in life‚ and ever since then I have trained harder and gotten better to rekindle that feeling. Don’t be a Debbie downer; brighten up and find joy in life. Find what makes you unique. Everyone has felt happiness at some point and has different views and emotions of it‚ but everyone should strive to do something that makes them happy
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appearing as I was beaten over and over again. This was not a fun experience. Battered and bruised‚ on the verge of tears‚ I told my brother that I couldn’t do this camp. I’ll never forget how he responded. "If you quit now‚ don’t think about joining wrestling at Ignatius. You’re not tough enough." I’m not tough enough? I thought to myself. No way I’m not tough enough. I’ll show him. The next day turned out to be no different than the first. So did the next day‚ and the day after that.
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We got the tickets that were $14 dollars and had seats in the very back of the stadium‚ even though the view was amazing. So‚ we bought the tickets and went to the nearest block. We had to go to block 14 and we were at block 4‚ we did not know about the blocks and having to go to the right one. Not long after‚ we rushed towards our block and got in. I could still not believe that I was going to a baseball game‚ even though we did not plan to. Before we got onto the level of the stadium that had
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My Hockey Adventures As winter approached‚ my parents constantly bothered me about choosing a winter sport. Because I was only in the sixth grade‚ my options for sports within the middle school were basketball‚ dance‚ or cheerleading. Luckily‚ I thought outside of the box and suggested hockey to my parents‚ even though my school did not have a team. A couple of my friends who played for the Mandan Hockey Club had helped me convince my parents to let me give it a try. The next week I was already
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school‚ shoplifting‚ and I had my first boyfriend. As time progressed‚ I had a bad attitude towards school and my parents. I dropped out of school at age 16; ran away from home with my boyfriend‚ became pregnant at age 17. This was a turning point in my life because I had to grow up quickly and become mother. EmploymentAfter giving birth to my son‚ I applied for an overnight stock position for Kohls. On the job application‚ it asked‚ do you have a high school diploma? I checked yes. Kohls hired me
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go cross country skiing with my dad and sister. WORST DECISION I EVER MADE. We had about a half hour drive to the rental shop for my dad and I to get rental skis. My sister already had skis because she races for the school Nordic team. Once we had gotten our skis‚ we started driving to the trailhead and my dad and I slowly began to re-think ourselves. We got to the trailhead‚ put on our skis‚ and after about 20 minutes of skiing around what we thought was a short loop‚ we got a bit concerned.
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