Personal Statement: A Career In Sports Therapy

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I have always been involved in some sort of sport activity. So when I was asked the question “ What do you want to do after High School?” I didn’t really know what to say. So, one day I was over visiting my uncle's house and he asked the same question. I said “ I don’t know?”, and so he proposed that I maybe try sports medicine. He said that it would suite me very well and that I would love doing it because I could be working with professional athletes. He also said that usually they get real good connections and that they get an above average pay and so with those connections as well as a good pay, I would be living a good life. So from that point on I have lately been doing some research and came across being a sports therapist. I decided that this was the best career option for me because one, I love sports and have been around them my whole life and two, helping other people recover is something I would love to do. This is a great role for society because it not only offers people jobs to help those who are injured, but it also always people who are injured and can't work on the job, give them an option that can get them back the fastest route as possible.

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