College Admissions Essay-I Am A Figure Skater

Winter is the time of the year when the legendary Winter Olympic games begin. Multiple athletes compete and make their countries proud. Canadian Olympic athlete Heather Moyse, a highly recognized bobsledder has competed in numerous Winter Olympic games and has earned herself a title as a Women's Bobsledding champion throughout Canada. She has additionally represented Canada in cycling and rugby. Not only is Heather a breath-taking athlete but she has become an inspirational motivational speaker. In consequence of her astounding abilities, Heather has earned several achievements. Throughout Heather’s experience in the Olympics and in the bobsledding sport, she has learned numerous lessons on her journey as an athlete. Therefore, she uses her experience to convey messages to younger people about reaching their fullest potential and achieving success.

Balancing my academic priorities with my love of field hockey has taught me that I know myself well enough to take on difficult tasks. My experiences thus far in life have given me an appreciation and understanding of how to best challenge and organize myself in a way that helps me to succeed in my endeavors. I know that I will be able to translate these abilities into my future academic pursuits and my professional life. Field hockey will continue to help me to grow, de-stress, and maintain

As I say goodbye to the sport I've loved for the past two years, I look back at the moments where I've wanted to give up and just quit. But more importantly, I remember what got me back on track. " Champions aren't made under the bright lights in front of a crowd, they're made on those early mornings and humid afternoons where you'd rather be asleep" Through the countless injuries and setbacks I've faced these past years, all the workouts I went through, I can finally say I've given everything I can to my sport. I may not have reached all the goals I've set out for myself, but I know I did everything in my power to do so.

The ripping of blades against the solid and stable ice. I fell in love with the sound the minuet I laced up my first skates. I was at The Falmouth Family Ice Center, lacing up a set of white rental figure skates while my once and cheeks turned numb and blush color filled the tip of my nose. I could hear the laughs and the screams, but under that I could hear the slice of blades ripping through the solid ice. At first, I couldn’t go two feet without another bruise, but after a few hours on the chair I could make it around the entire ice arena without coloring my skin black and blue. I spent every weekend getting farther and farther away from the chair and away from the wall. I fell in live with skating and eventually graduated from my white

Roller derby training was tough, mentally and physically. As I skated around the roller rink on the first day, for seemingly the 100th time, and I thought, “What the

As much as I have thought about what defines me as a person, nothing sticks out more than the sport that I love: Lacrosse. This sport has been the backbone of my teenage years and has influenced many aspects of who I have become today. Lacrosse has affected my life in the aspect of athletics, my level of maturity, my leadership skills, and various responsibilities I have grown accustomed to. I have participated in many athletics throughout my high school career, but none have formed me into the man that I am today more than Lacrosse. One reason that this sport has helped me grow so much is because I am able to say that I was one of the few who raised our program to the ground up.

The sense of belonging that comes from skating with a team, is similar to how I feel volunteering with local communities during the last few years. As I moved around when I was younger, I volunteered at many hospitals in the community and in various

As you go through life there are many things that shape you as a person, many things that you learn and grow from. I have experienced all of these from one thing, hockey. I started skating when I was about 4 years old, persuaded into the sport by my dad, who came from a big hockey family. I was so young I do not remember my first reaction to it or if I even liked it, but there must have been a reason that I stuck with it. Hockey has caused me much stress and tribulation but every second of pain is worth the reward.

Nothing worth having in this world can be accomplished without hard work and dedication. This is a concept Nicole has become seemingly familiar with. Nicole has gotten used to picking herself up, brushing herself off, and trying again – literally and figuratively. As a figure skater, falling is a common occurrence, “It’s nothing out of the ordinary,” Nicole had said in an interview, “we have all become used to it over the years”. Nicole has been skating since she was two years old, and started competing when she was six years old.

When I joined the Upper Bucks YMCA gymnastics team my freshmen year, I did not realize how much of my life would have changed. I took gymnastics classes ever since I was six, and even though the coaches would pester me about joining the team, I never felt the need to participate in gymnastics competitively. It wasn’t until I began to practice with the team girls that I realized how much I was missing out, and I never regret the day that I became a member of the Upper Bucks gymnastics team. Not only was it a place where I challenged my gymnast abilities, where I learned what it meant to be healthy, and where I discovered the thrills of competition, but it is a place that I call my second home. I met girls of all ages coming from different

Ever sense I was a young girl I’ve been really into physical activities. At the age of five I started skating and instantly fell in-love. At the age of six my dad enrolled me into hockey, and from that point on my life has never been the same. I’ve had numerous opportunities in sports such as: winning gold and silver for U18 Team Canada hockey, and getting a scholarship to Wisconsin University to play on the women’s hockey team. Although these moments are surreal, it is not only the moments that I remember but the mentors and teachers that I have been fortunate to meet along the way. These coaches have not only taught me the game but have also taught me life values such as: teamwork, leadership, discipline, time management and much more. Without hockey, and sports in general I don’t know where I would be today, but I do know one thing and that is without sports I wouldn’t have met all the amazing people that helped guided me towards wanting to become a physical education teacher. Sports have always been a huge part of my life, and I am blessed to have sports guide me through life. Thus, I want to become a teacher to help kids have the same opportunities that I had growing up.

My company blew up as a result of this, and in 1998, me and my family started a children's skate clothing company called hawk clothing. Then probably the most defining moment of my career happened at the 1999 X games, after 10 attempts and way past the time i was allotted, i landed twice on my board but both times it shot out from under me. The next attempt i landed barely holding on. That day i placed 1st for best trick. The trick shouldn’t have counted but because the crowd was cheering me on so i kept trying. When i asked the judges they said it counted because “they make the rules as they go”. If i hadn’t of landed that trick that day. My career may have been completely different. I’m 48 years old and i can still land 900’s. I have defined the era skateboarding and have impacted many different community with my charity that brings skate parks to cities that might not be able to afford them to build them. I helped donate money build, and was there when the ann arbor skatepark opened. With this charity i hope to get kids off the streets, and get their minds off things. Skateboarding makes me happy and i want to spread this joy to many

I began figure skating at the age of 5, when the sweltering Floridian heat became too much for my mother, so she enrolled me in classes at the local ice arena. I soon began competing, and while I enjoyed the rush of winning and performing, my young heart was not in it for the right reasons. I dreaded practice, making any and every excuse not to attend. But at this point I was 8,

Using my old experience and old habits I had become just as good or even better than before. As I was on the freshman team for gymnastics, I had brushed off the rustiness from the break that I had taken. Even though the sport is as not tough and rough as club, I still felt the rush that I did before. As I take the skills and lessons that I learned from club gymnastics, I still work just as hard and have just as much fun. As freshman year continued, I started to remember the habits and the reasons why I loved this sport. With a different coach and new teammates, I still felt at home. Jumping back onto the equipment was like riding a bike, even though I was a little rusty at first, I will always remember what was taught to me. Throughout freshman year I have improved and grown potential that I hope to apply later in life and later in gymnastics. I push for new skills and moves every day, but most importantly the sport makes me feel

Believe it or not, it's not just a board with wheels, it's much more. It's a way of life. Being a skater isn't just about doing tricks, or getting sponsored. It's about feeling good and having fun. At times, it can be frustrating, but more than anything, it's an escape.