All my life I was always put down for being small. Standing at 4’11 now as a freshman in college I get comments on my height every day. So when my basketball coach at the end of my freshmen year of high school blew her high-pitched whistle stopping practice to say “Why is the shortest person on the team jumping high than all of you!” I felt the biggest swell in my chest. That moment in practice was a significant turning point in my life that proves I am capable of accomplishing anything with hard work and dedication. Although we came in 5th place in the finals, I felt like a winner. My small victory of jumping like no other on the basketball team has fueled the drive inside of me to accomplish my life time goals with no exceptions. My educational
