Saturday, June 11, 2011

Part 1

I TITLED THIS BLOG 2 YEARS IN THE MAKING TO REALLY GAIN A PIECE OF ME BACK.
  I COME FROM A DIVERSE CITY IN OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA MY FAMILY IS WELL RESPECTED MY MOTHER A HOMEMAKER MY FATHER A HIGH RANKING POLICE OFFICER I HAVE A TREMENDOUSLY SMART AND OUT GOING YOUNGER SISTER. GROWING UP IN THIS TOWN I KNEW A LOT OF PEOPLE AND SHARED GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I GREW UP WITH AND STILL ARE FRIENDS WITH TODAY. I WAS ALWAYS ATHLETIC AND ADVENTUROUS AND MY PARENTS REALLY LET ME GROW INTO A NICE AND WELL ROUNDED YOUNG MAN. AS I EXCELLED IN THE CLASSROOM AND SPORTS THERE WAS ONE SPORT WHICH REALLY STOOD OUT AND MADE ME A DIFFERENCE IN MY COMMUNITY AND THAT SPORT WAS FOOTBALL. EVERY SINCE THE AGE 10 I PLAYED FOOTBALL FROM TACKLE, TO FLAG,TO FRONT YARD, TO TWO HAND TOUCH IN THE STREET, AS YOU KNOW THE SPORT REQUIRES A GREAT AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND AGGRESSIVENESS THAT IS NOT MATCHED IN ANY OTHER SPORT. WHEN I GREW OLDER AND MORE IN LOVE WITH FOOTBALL I BEGAN TO PUSH MY BODY TO THE LIMITS AND IT ALL STARTED IN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE I ATTENDED THE BEST SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO PRODUCE TOP NOTCH FOOTBALL PLAYERS WITH THAT BEING SAID I REALLY OUT TRAINED,STUDIED PERFORMED ALL MY TEAMMATES AND COMPETERS. THIS TALENT OF FOOTBALL BEGIN TO GET ME RECOGNIZED IN MY COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE ALL MAJOR DIVISION ONE COLLEGES BUT LITTLE DID I KNOW I WAS PERFORMING AT MY BEST WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS.