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My talent is playing lacrosse im a very good athlete without my athleticism i wouldn't be who i am today seriously i can not see myself as one of those kids who go home and play video games all day. I’m not the smartest or brightest kid out there so my only way into getting into a really good college is through lacrosse ive always had a hard time following directions in class and remebering things but when im on the field and i have to go thru plays i don't know its just a natural thing i'm just able to remember everything i have to do on the field and im actually really good maybe being 6’3 and strong helps alot. Coming into my freshman year of highschool i was short and chubby i wanted to play soccer for mcmahon but when i tried out coach …show more content…
During the winter that all changed i saw all the rowayton people passing the ball around on the field with some really good lucking girls so i thought to myself maybe if i play lacrosse i can get myself a girlfriend from rowayton. I went home and told my dad i wanted to play lacrosse he laughed at me and he said son your hispanic you dont play that you play soccer so in a way he said no so later that day i went to walmart and i bought myself a 20 dollar lacrosse stick first day of practice i showed up and everyone laughed at me for having a crappy stick as the day went on i was doing really good maybe because i was the 2 fastest kid on the team ( Freshman lacrosse) but i never got any playing time in the begging of my sophomore year i was 6 feet tall and had alittle muscle i hit the wall every single day and ran and ran in the begging of the season i was a starter for Jv lacrosse i was proud of myself from being so athletic and hardworking i got moved up to varsity in the middle of the season now im a varsity starter with the most goals this

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