Personal Statement: A Career As A Professional Football Player

(1)My dream, ever since I was young, was to be a professional football player. I’ve been playing ever since I was young and knew that’s what I wanted to be. Growing up around sports my whole life was so fun for me, loving to compete with others was the best feeling ever. I played other kinds of sports but football stood out for me. There are lots of requirements for this occupation. (3,10)You’ve got to be able to communicate well with others, be really active, and do things over and over(okcis). For me, having responsibility is a personal quality. There is a lot more requirements for this type of job but those would be things needed to be a professional football player. Being a professional football player, their work schedule would vary from week to week depending on how much work their willing to put in. (8)“Athletes and sports competitors often work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays(Bureau of Labor Statistics). In my opinion, nobody would really thinks about a athletes work schedule unless they are a athlete who wants to get better by making time during the week to do so. Professional football players put most of their time during the week to get better and craft their sport, …show more content…
(5)A typical football player usually has a high school diploma or a ged(okcis). People think just because your good at a sport, means you automatically get in without a degree of some sort. Most athletes make good grades and get a good education so if something happens, they would have something to fall back on. I think getting a education is probably the best thing you need to get into the pro’s or anything else for that matter. Also, having a good GPA can get me a better scholarship and into better colleges, with maybe a full ride. Being educationally smart can help me in sports by helping me study the and learning things I can do to improve my overall