Personal Statement
In my early development as an athlete, my faith and family have played the most important role in my life. From the time I started playing T-ball I knew I never wanted to stop playing baseball. The more years I played I realized this is something I wanted to take seriously and make a part of my future. My brother always taught me to never stop fighting for what you want in life. All these talks with my brother helped shape who I am today. I've come to realize that mistakes are a part of baseball. I don't let mistakes get the best of me but accept them as a way to improve my game.
I played with the same travel team for five years and this is where I first learned how to be a competitive baseball player and learned leadership since I was one of the oldest on this team. This is where I first learned to pitch and I mostly played first base and pitcher during these years. I realized I was making great progress in my performance on the field and loved the game even more. My mother could see my progression and knew I wanted to take it to the next level. She put me in a higher division team with more challenging competition. At this time I was 13 turning 14. I wanted to give this season all I had to get better and prepare for high school competition.
What I have learned while playing baseball is that you can become something great as long as you put your mind to it and focus. When I step out onto the field I expect to make mistakes at times, but when I walk out on that field I will be my best and be there for my team. I've also learned that I can never give up on my dream of playing baseball on the next level so I'll never stop putting the work in for my goal.
Some academic goals I have for high school are to maintain a 3.8-4.0 GPA. This will require a lot of work, but as a baseball player I will accept any challenge thrown my way. The idea of SATs and ACTs sometimes makes me nervous, but I know if I try my best to study I can do well on it. When I go to college I want to maintain the same GPA of 3.8-4.0 to work toward my life goals.
The obstacles that I have had to overcome are being the youngest on my first travel team. I played 10u baseball at 8 years old. This was challenging because everyone knew more about baseball than me. This is similar now when I go to baseball camps. I'm one of the youngest players there, but it surrounds me with people I can learn from and help improve my game.
From seeing myself play on the field I'd say the characteristics and unique skills I have picked up are always staying focused and doing what needs to be done, whether it's getting the hit or striking someone out. I keep my head in the game, forget about mistakes and focus on the next play. I've always recognized what God has given me and what He has in store for my future and try to live up to that. I'm ready, ready for anything. Not the biggest mistake can bring me down. I will always fight for my dream. I strive to be the best person I can be and be a leader when the team needs me most. You can trust me to be a hardworking, committed, passionate and motivated player on your team.
