It is my philosophy that hard work will always pay off sooner or later. Whether it be physical or mental, the reward is correspondent to the amount of effort put in. In 10th grade, I had back surgery that rendered my back weak. I set the very difficult goal of regaining my strength and working hard the next year in order to make varsity the following year. My ambition moved me to go to physical therapy and give it 110%. Every morning at 6:00 am for four months I went to physical therapy, with motivation to become the strongest I can. Even after the four required months of physical therapy, I continued the routine at the gym instead. When volleyball season rolled around the following year, I was a starter for varsity. When I remember the last
