Pursuing A Sports Management Degree

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Hey! I'm Josh Bills I go to South Putnam high school. I plan on going to college to get a Sports management degree to be an athletic director or a sports broadcaster. The main reason I want to go to college is because no one in my family has ever made it to college. they have had to work blue collar jobs their whole lives. I respect them very much for that, but i would like to better myself, and get an education i deserve to help me fulfill my potential. The reason i'm pursuing a sports management degree is because of my love of sports. Sports have been a very good thing for me. They have taught me leadership, responsibility, time management , teamwork, and many other characteristics. I would like to reinstill those type of valves back in

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