Throughout my time at university, I have had the opportunity to be a member and captain of the Skidmore Women’s Tennis Team. My time spent on the team has been a rewarding and inimitable experience, allowing me to become a leader and mentor to my teammates as well as throughout the college.
To explain more comprehensively my own personal characteristics that make me an excellent candidate for Queen’s Law, I wanted to give you a glimpse into a moment that I think exemplifies the qualities that you are looking for in a law student.
Every muscle in my body ached as I bounced the ball at the baseline, a slow and deliberate bounce 1…. 2…. 3…. The summer sun was directly overhead, and I could feel the heat radiating off the court through the soles of my shoes. There was a searing pain in my shoulder, the consequence of playing with an injury for an entire season. But there I was, at the NCAA National Tennis Championships in California, on the edge of winning my first All American doubles title. Tied in the third set, we were playing a 7-point tiebreak to determine the match. The winner would take home the coveted All-American title.
This is when the hours of practice, fitness and psychological training have to kick in. When you feel like you have no more fuel left and you need to call upon that backup store of energy, the one that is pure …show more content…
Pain ripped through my shoulder as I shot a 95 mph serve inches over my partner’s head into the court – ace! Without any time to react, our opponents watched as the ball flew past them. 1-0 Skidmore, the chair umpire announced. My partner raced back to high five me at the baseline but her expression was concentrated; we knew this was just the beginning. A 1-0 lead meant nothing. It’s only over when you shake hands, my coach would always say. Until then it was going to be a fight and our opponents were not about to fold anytime soon. It was in their eyes, the same fire and the same
To explain more comprehensively my own personal characteristics that make me an excellent candidate for Queen’s Law, I wanted to give you a glimpse into a moment that I think exemplifies the qualities that you are looking for in a law student.
Every muscle in my body ached as I bounced the ball at the baseline, a slow and deliberate bounce 1…. 2…. 3…. The summer sun was directly overhead, and I could feel the heat radiating off the court through the soles of my shoes. There was a searing pain in my shoulder, the consequence of playing with an injury for an entire season. But there I was, at the NCAA National Tennis Championships in California, on the edge of winning my first All American doubles title. Tied in the third set, we were playing a 7-point tiebreak to determine the match. The winner would take home the coveted All-American title.
This is when the hours of practice, fitness and psychological training have to kick in. When you feel like you have no more fuel left and you need to call upon that backup store of energy, the one that is pure …show more content…
Pain ripped through my shoulder as I shot a 95 mph serve inches over my partner’s head into the court – ace! Without any time to react, our opponents watched as the ball flew past them. 1-0 Skidmore, the chair umpire announced. My partner raced back to high five me at the baseline but her expression was concentrated; we knew this was just the beginning. A 1-0 lead meant nothing. It’s only over when you shake hands, my coach would always say. Until then it was going to be a fight and our opponents were not about to fold anytime soon. It was in their eyes, the same fire and the same