Your past shapes your future. Not really sure who said that first, might have just made it up, but it certainly is true.
When I was 6 I met Gary Hall Jr. He was the badass of USA Swimming with gold medals and headline making antics to back himself up. For the next 12 years I devoted myself to swimming. I started on a local USS team and quickly learned discipline and time management skills I wouldn't have picked up anywhere else. Driven and determined I pushed myself through school always looking to conquer the next hurdle or demand more from myself. The people I met through the sport led to lifelong friends, experiences and even jobs.
When I stopped swimming I looked back on who I had become and was astonished to find the way I had grown up. A stubborn kid determined to push themselves past the norm, I knew how to apply myself and had grown into an adult.
In one way or another, every action, choice, and experience has formed and shaped me to be the person I am today. I've grown from a wild child, to a stubborn teenager, to an actual adult who can look back and be happy about the life they've had and where they are today.
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I was also a very devoted swimmer for 14 years. I started swimming when I was 4 and I quit before I came to college when I was 18. Even my parents say it helped shape my lifestyle. I learned how to manage my time between swimming and school at a very young age. It was very tough, but I managed to be a straight a student and a year-round swimmer. I feel that if I did not have to manage my time so much between swimming and school then I would not know where to begin when it came to managing my time in college. Having such a huge commitment at a young age truly helps a person to grow up and realize what is really important. I believe that your past shapes your future and every action, choice, and experience I have made has formed and shaped me to be the person I am today. Swimming made me a strong goal setter and I strive to achieve my goals.
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