In my life there will always be obstacles; it is just a matter of when, how life altering they are, and the attitude I respond with. I faced my biggest obstacle, so far, the fall of my junior year. I tore my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and had to receive reconstruction surgery in October of 2016. During my therapy sessions following my surgery, when my therapist would give me a set of ten exercises to do ,and I would do fifteen. Each session wore me out to the point where my legs would be shaking and it was painful to walk up the stairs, but it was worth it to obtain my goals in the most efficient manner. Ever since those therapy sessions I have looked at how much I accomplished in those five months of recovery and tell myself that
