The Day I Walked Away
Walking Away From Your Dream in Order to Achieve Your Greater Purpose
Since the first time I ever walked across those white lines on a field when I was five years old, I was in love with the sport of football. Growing up I had one goal in life, I wanted to play professionally in the National Football League. Every Sunday I would be glued to the TV watching, first and foremost, the Kansas City Chiefs, but watching every game thereafter. I was obsessed with all aspects of the game and it encompassed every part my day.
When I got older and started to play football more competitively and began to see what the sport was like outside of my rural Midwestern area, I decided to make my goal a little more realistic. After my freshman year of high school, I set the goal to play Division I football for whoever would give me the chance. I wouldn’t let anything stand in my way of achieving my goal and soon every single action I took was all part of a bigger plan to get that coveted scholarship offer.
The school I attended high school at was not what you would call a perennial powerhouse by any means and athletes getting Division I attention was a rarity. But I wouldn’t let that stand in my way and I pushed myself for the next three years to reach my goal.
My senior year came and the offers where there. I had received attention from several…
