I believe in believing. I believe that so long as you believe in yourself, the rest doesn't matter. As a child, I had many people telling me I wouldn't make it, people putting me down all the time. I remember that during high school, my dream was, it is, to play college football at a Big ten school and make it into the NFL. Many people told me to go for it, but not to have my hopes up. Others told me not to bother, a few said I didn't have a chance. But I didn't care. I knew what I wanted to do so I joined the team. Then, I became the captain and one of the best tacklers on the team even though I wasn't the biggest. Junior year, I got the MVP Award.
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