Life Goal

Every man or women has had some job and responsibility in their life. Whether it is working one- hundred hours a week on Wall Street making $100,000 or more, or whether it is as small a responsibility as going to the store to pick up some milk. Many people want the high income luxurious jobs but do not have the ambition to go through with getting the education to achieve their goal. I have set high goals for myself and often when asked have been shot down and made to feel as though they are unattainable, and therefore have been embarrassed to truly express my goals. I have since realized that they are my goals and it is what I want to do with my life and no matter what anyone else thinks or tells me I am going to do my best to achieve them. My goal is to become a professional baseball player.

In the past in talking to various teachers, acquaintances, and friends, when talking about professional athletes it is often thought of as people born with extreme athletic ability, not done much work, just enough to get through school and taken the fast lane to where they are today. Before I truly understood that I wanted to play baseball for a living I was under the same impression. In my quest for excellence I have found that it is simply not the case. Some athlete's, yes, the fast lane is their journey to professionalism in sport. For most though, it is a much longer and strenuous journey as it is for someone to become a doctor. Many aspects are required to be perfected and maintained, and there is a tremendous amount of learning that is required.

Misconceptions about professional sport are many, and believed by many. The only thing seen to the outside is bright lights, big paychecks, and fame. Observers have a hard time seeing past that and understanding what goes on behind the scenes to get where those people are. Sport takes up much more time then 40 hour a week jobs do with much more inconvenient hours. Days can start much earlier and end much later. The athlete's place of employment can change yearly or even more often. And I am not one for much change and big differences in my life. Family life or personal life suffers greatly during the season, and for young players to even have a chance to begin that process