When I was asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, I will always say a baseball or basketball player. When I had entered my first high school, in The Bronx I still had that dream. I have seen people who were better than me and I admit, I felt slightly discouraged; I did not try out my first year for any sports. My sophomore year in high school, I felt like I knew I can do anything if I put my mind to it and sure enough as cliche as it sounds it worked out; I participated in the tryouts and made it to the final cut. That is when I joined my fitness team, this helped me gain strength and endurance.
When I transferred to my second school in Staten Island, I made the team. My grades were not where I hoped they would be,
When I transferred to my second school in Staten Island, I made the team. My grades were not where I hoped they would be,