It is Important to Take Pride in What You Do

Take pride in what you do. I believe that people should take pride in their work, and if they really want to do something, they should do it, and they shouldn’t let anyone hold them back.

I have been in sports since I was in third grade. I am in some advanced classes for my grade, and I continue with all of those challenges today, and I will never stop with those challenges. There was a couple of kids that always made fun of me because I was in all of the advanced classes but I just ignored them and moved on. It was the same thing with basketball, people would tell me that I wasn’t good but I ended up beating them in one on one because I never stopped practicing, and I always take pride in my work.

A couple years back people started to compliment me on my grades and on my athleticism, because I take pride in my work. When I was younger, my parents and other adults told me that I would play a lot of basketball in high school if I keep on practicing and improve my skills, because of them telling me those things I practice all the time, and I try to be in the gym as much as I can, and I always make sure that my homework is done. Also my friends, family, neighbors, teachers, and other people all give me compliments on my academics. I hope I get a scholarship for my academics and also my athletics, just like my neighbors children across the street.

Now that I am in High School it has been even tougher trying to keep up with sports and academics since I am in advanced math, chemistry, gifted and talented, an engineering competition, and basketball. I try my hardest to keep up the pace, and I will never stop practicing, and practicing, and practicing, because I want to keep the pride in my work. Sure all of my advanced classes has its ups and downs and so do the sports I play, but I am proud of what I do. My parents never questioned my passion, and are always supporting me. Even when I am doing homework until midnight, waking up in the middle of the night o make sure all of my homework is done, and constantly bugging my dad to go play basketball with me, they still take pride in what I do, and I take pride in what I do.

Sure all of this is hard work but I believe that it will all pay off in the end. I am hoping to get a masters degree in either business or engineering because I love math and I am really good at it too. I hope to stay fit and continue with sports and athletics for the rest of my life, and I hope that I can pass all of my beliefs to my children, and I hope that they too will pass down the beliefs to their children. I hope that all of the people reading this will take pride in their work, and I hope that they continue with their dreams, and I know that they will surpass their dreams once they take pride in their work.

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