tunities in hockey and have been able to take advantage of them because I had the perseverance to fight through small set backs and focus on the bigger picture.My interest in sports medicine helped me to understand the importance of proper and complete training as part of a healthy life. My health is something I take seriously as a result of being exposed to health professionals. I have consequently developed an enjoyment of a variety of activities that will allow me to be healthy and active throughout my life. I am now also taking care of myself and taking precautions in my training so I may enjoy the same benefits of an active lifestyle in the future with out problem. I am very thankful that I was able to obtain the knowledge I have about an active way of living because it has helped me to feel better about my health and my body.The experience I had with rehabilitating my shoulder was an experience that has changed my life for the better. It has helped me to dedicate myself to things that are important to me like my education and athletics and given me the knowledge and will power I needed to get through times of difficulty. I now have a very healthy and active lifestyle, which I will maintain as long as I can, and I understand the limitations I have to respect so that I may continue it. The result I am most pleased with is the introduction I was given to the world of biology and sports medicine. It is this growing interest that pushes me every day to work to succeed in school so that I may pursue my interest and someday have a career in an area that I will enjoy and dedicate myself to. ...
