Ever since I"ve been a little kid, fighting has always interested me. Whether it was Bruce Lee, Jean Claude Van Damn, or Arnold Schwartzenegger on the television, I always played my own hero, punching and kicking away just as they did. My parents decided it was time for me to stop fighting imaginary people. They figured putting me in a disciplined sport would be much more productive and so they put me in the local Tae Kwon Do club. It didn"t last long. I was only seven and too impatient with . I switched over to other sports. Staring with soccer, then baseball, and finally hockey. I don"t play any of those sports anymore. Instead, I have become hooked on a sport that has greatly changed my life. That sport is boxing. Although I have only been in boxing for the past 2 years, some of my greatest changes have taken place in that time frame including: The decisions I make and the lifestyle I live. .

             I take boxing more serious than any of the other sports I"ve played. Being a good boxer involves a lot of discipline, dedication, hard work, and most of all (punctuation?) time. Training fits in before, after, between, and during my crammed daily schedule. Having to adapt to a boxers life wasn"t easy; I had to learn a whole new lifestyle. .

             Boxing has taught me how to manage my daily activities. First off, I have organized my life to get everything done in a day that I want to. Making timetables, always wearing a watch, and keeping a very tidy environment are part of my organized life. Secondly, I have prioritized my life so that I get all the important things done first. I try to keep education as a number one priority at all times, then activities that have descending importance to me follow. A personal, recreational, and social life is important to me as well. Finally, I have also simplified my life. Little things like having a shaved head, making lunches before I go to bed, and (PUT SOMETHING HERE) make my life somewhat easier.