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Michelle Obama, the 1st lady of the United States and leading advocate in the fight against childhood obesity, Cynthia McClain-Hill, a California Super Lawyer, political force in Los Angeles and former
president of Nation Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Anita DeFranz a former athlete and influential board member of the International Olympic Committee and Madame C J Walker, the 1st women millionaire and the creator of black hair care products!! These are a collection of powerful women who are, or were all successful in their fields. They had to display, strength, determination, confidence, persistence, competitiveness, heart and above all the belief that they could achieve the goals they set for themselves.

Although these women may not all have participated in sports, each of them exhibit qualities that I have learned and nurtured through sports. In fact, they are the fundamental skills of being a good competitor, athlete and CHAMPION! Being successful in life takes time, hard-work, and persistence just like in sports and athletics.

Through my experiences sports have provided significant lessons and tests that will be useful in my next career. I have learned that the type of athlete you are can foreshadow the type person you are or will be.  When I was in high-school, my coach use to say, “you can’t be a great athlete on the field and a knuckle head in the class room”. He emphasized that the same hard-work and disciple you have in the class room surfaces in your sport and visa versa, which will ultimately translate to your professional career. So, although the women I named may not have all been professional athletes, they have the same traits, therefore, what we learn in sports today will be useful in the world tomorrow.  Sports provide me with the assurance that I’m building the skills to succeed throughout life.  And it is my sincere hope that all individuals who participate in sports have the same level of confidence that I do, that they are learning how to prepare for the rest of their journey!

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