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Personal Statement for Asian Athletes

             My individuality comes from my culture. I can get e-mails titled, "You Know You Are Asian If- and have it actually relate to me. My parents are typical Asian parents that want their kids to get top marks in school. They wanted me to succeed and succeeding to them, meant receiving A's. I never saw the long-term effects of getting good grades, but I still did it for my parents. .
             My parents feared that sports would interfere with my studies; that I"d be too busy with practices to make time for my homework. In the end, they were right. But not in the way they had foreseen. I tried out my junior year for the basketball team that I had been on the previous year. I was confident I would make the team, but was aghast when I couldn't find my name on the list. Millions of things ran through my head about why I did not make it and for the rest of the night, I denied it. The next morning, it occurred to me that after school, I would not be going to basketball practice. I became distraught and confused. I couldn't bring myself to go to school. The following months, I put little effort into my schoolwork, I discontinued my daily workouts and couldn't find enjoyment in the things I used to do. I avoided my friends at school and would find myself snapping at people who did not deserve it. My grades suffered and my life suffered. For a long time, I was afraid that I wouldn't come out of my trance. .
             It took one of my friends to ask me what I was planning to do with my life for me to change. I saw my grades at semester and noticed that it was the worst I had ever done. The classes I took junior year were not easy A's like its preceding years. I knew my future was coming closer. I had to shape up or live with my parents" future complaints of my constant mooching off of them. I took the initiative and changed my attitude. I began studying, getting my work done on time, and going in for help if the necessity arose.


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