Throughout my elementary years in Fiji, I was like no ordinary kid. Academically, I was an average student. I was a chubby kid with low self-esteem, which discouraged me from achieving good marks in school, partly because I had the fear of speaking my mind. To top things off, things were even worse in P.E. I always tried to hide when my classmates picked teams for sports because I felt so uncomfortable. When we …showed first 75 words of 650 total…

…showed last 75 words of 650 total…behind my teammates; that he saw something in me that helped me become a healthier and smarter individual. As a senior in high school, I continue to play soccer for the Fiji Island team, and I have been rewarded for this talent with many memorable moments. Yes, Coach Singh inspired me to do my best in soccer, but he also put me on the right track to do well for the rest of my life.