Personal Statement

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed (Corinthians 4:8-9). I learned at a very young age, not everything you want comes easy, you can have your dreams, crushed, and struck down. I learned that adversity is a great teacher and can be overcome by hard work, commitment, self-discipline, and faith. My football career started not as I had wished, but as a third-string linebacker. The fact that I was not the biggest, fastest, or best on the team was evident early in my football career. I welcomed this adversity. I challenged myself to become better through my hard work, commitment, self-discipline, and faith. I trained harder and focused my energy on becoming what I had seen myself before I started. As a junior, I am now a starting linebacker on my varsity team, where I always knew I would be. I look now past these lessons I have learned through overcoming this adversity, and I am now focused on my next goal to be a starting linebacker in college. I made a promise to myself, and I make this promise to you that I will continue my hard work, commitment, self-discipline and faith throughout my college career. This is my mission, this is my personal statement! So when I quote Corinthians, it is because I have been there, I’ve been crushed and struck down, but I will rise through it and will continue to do so.