Looking back on myself four years ago, I never thought I would be where I am today. My experiences on high school sports teams have not only impacted my life throughout these last four years, but made me who I am. I could not imagine the person I would have become without participating in high school athletics. The immense time commitment has never hindered me, but taught me lessons I will never forget. Going into my freshman year, the first experience I had with high school athletics was the swim team. In my town, the swim team is renowned for winning state titles.
For most of my life, I had never truly considered myself an athlete, so going to tryout for the swim team was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. Needless to say I was
For most of my life, I had never truly considered myself an athlete, so going to tryout for the swim team was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. Needless to say I was