My Values in a Video

"This isn't a math test, this is a completely different kind of test. One where passion has a funny way of trumping logic."

Just Do It. I am sure all of us have heard these three words been used before and are familiar with the brilliant company called Nike. Well when I think of my values I think of something that consists of my past experiences and what I am going through now in the present.

 Throughout my life so far, one of the biggest obstacles I have physically and emotionally faced is getting through what seems impossible. If I see a task or action that I think seems daunting and too big for me to conquer, I will back away slowly and get out of that situation. It seems as if I underestimate myself and do not believe in myself enough to be successful.

What I can refer all of this to is my past sport experience. I was never the athletic type and did not have the physical build of an athlete. So my attempts at ballet, soccer, gymnastics, and basketball were all a flop. Then when I got to high school, I signed up to be on the track team. Like I would have expected, I was not that good at sprints and I just kind of went through the motions without knowing how to improve. But, then I switched it up and switched to the distance team. I started running longer distances with them and began striving to hit my PR in the mile and two mile. I learned the true definition of setting a goal to physically conquer and going through all measures to get myself there. Of course anyone than runs track or cross country knows that running is demanding. People call running not a sport, but I think those people have never laced up their shoes to face the most demanding action a body can go through. Running is physical yet mostly mental. 

To endure these races and practices, I had the passion to meet my match. This video is all about having passion for a sport and using that passion to be better than the competitor. I was the underdog, never good at a specific sport. But I used that feeling of never being the best to strive for being better than I could have imagined. I am not saying I am the best runner or athlete because I am most definitely not. But, I pushed myself to PR's that I could only dream of achieving. I taught myself self discipline and drove myself to push for something greater than myself. Being the one who was never expected to excel in sports, inspires me every day to do something challenging to improve not only my times but my character. I value the challenges life throws my way, and running especially can be that challenge, but because of running I will use my mental and physical endurance to excel and be the best person I can be everyday.

As the video says, "When the race is on, all bets are off."