My Grandmother, Paula Bridwell grew up with two loves, music and horses. In Hobbs, New Mexico, She grew up singing and riding horses, which has shaped with her life throughout the years. The local rodeo in Hobbs, New Mexico in 1964 was quite a sight. The whole community it seemed would come out to see the competitions.
As a kid growing up there are encounters that change your perspectives on life and what you need to fulfill in life. Luckily growing up for me was never what some would state a battle. I experienced childhood in a white collar class group of five in the residential community of Mercedes, Tx. As a kid living around there of texas known as the Rio Grande Valley you start to see the battles other individuals look in the group and You end up noticeably appreciative for the things you do have.
People who are participating in the rodeo often do so with a level of dedication that is akin to religious devotion. They often train for years to perfect their skills and spend countless hours practicing and honing their craft. The rodeo is not just a sport, but a way of life for many participants, who view it as a means of preserving their cultural heritage and traditions. It requires a great deal of physical and mental toughness, as well as a deep respect for the animals they work with. Spectators also exhibit a high level of devotion, traveling great distances to attend the rodeo and supporting their favorite participants.
“Unfortunately, Jack, there will not be many opportunities for you this year.” Seconds after being told I had made the varsity baseball team, I did not expect my coach to so bluntly tell me I would be spending more time watching the game than playing it. Our state ranked team had a pitching staff full of Division 1 commitments and future MLB draft picks, and I was being told I did not measure up. The bench became my best friend.
For me being a Hispanic young woman my age, gender, or social class rank are always some of the obstacles that I have had growing up. That’s why education is very important to me, the financial assistance that Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship offers will give me the benefit to advance further in my education to be able to contribute to my country and make it better than it was yesterday. I desire to be able to help my love once and my community. Since l can remember education was always something that amazes me to this day. My parents always encourage my siblings and me to continue our education.
Many people think of rodeos being a bunch of hillbillies riding cows around in a big circle. To many people it is an every weekend thing that the family does together. Rodeos are not just for younger age men that are fit. Rodeos are for the whole family. There is stuff for all ages of people to do at a rodeo.
I'm now roping one of the best bulls their is all over California. I am one of the 3 best young ropers around at this moment. But the thing I'm most proud about myself Is that I have Inspired more and more young people to stay out of the streets and participate In the sport of
I will bring many things to the campus. I am very hardworking, determined, and a team player. As a four year member of my high school Cross Country team, I have learned how to work to better myself and how to also work as part of a team. I learned how to push myself and to stretch to reach to my goals as a person, and to help push and encourage my teammates to reach the team’s goals. My friendly and pleasant personality allowed me to succeed in a leadership role as one of the two seniors on our team, working with my teammates.
In the end, at first, wrestling appears to be the most gruesome and time-wasting sport. After through all the heartaches and blood, sweat, and tears I would never change my decision to wrestle. This sport has made me into a person that my parents are proud of. Wrestling has also matured me into a more mature and respectful young adult. Wrestling is more than just a sport, it’s a
I had an awesome summer this year! My family and I spent lots of time with our relatives and doing fun activities. During the summer we rodeo, spent time with family, worked, went on vacation and just spent time with friends. Read below to find more about my exciting summer. Rodeo is something I do a lot in the summer.
My passion for track and field began with a Nike advertisement. At age ten, I opened the newspaper to a two-page spread of the hometown distance running legend Steve Prefontaine overlaid by a paragraph of inspirational copy. It concluded asking, “Where is the Next Pre?” The story of his small town Oregon roots, gutsy racing style, and ambition to be the best resonated with me like nothing ever had before. I told myself I was the next Pre, and then tore off for my first run through the streets of Eugene, Oregon – “Tracktown USA”.
Sports, my entire life has been engraved by sports and I have managed to play quite the majority that our school offers. All the way since football wasn’t even a tackle sport I played in every game, I hit homeruns in baseball, and I even attempted to play basketball despite my performance level being subpar. Never did I ever think that I would enjoy a sport of just simply running, and I looked at the kids running on the track wearing short shorts and thought to myself how goofy they looked wearing them. Well, long story short, I stopped playing football after seventh grade because my coach wouldn’t let me play defense. Subsequently, I ended up joining Cross Country so I could continue playing sports during the fall season.
One incident I can recount when I experienced failure was when I joined Cross Country. Since, I can remember I have always excelled at everything I did, from my academics to dance class to music lessons. When I entered into my freshman year of high school, I decided I would to join an athletic team in order to keep myself occupied outside of academics. I figured joining a sport would be another good attribute to add to my resume.
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is an option. At some points in my life I’ve hated the sport of wrestling. At other I’ve never loved anything more. All in all, wrestling has taught me a lot about myself. When i placed at the state tournament, I learned that no matter where someone comes from they can do big things, if they have the right mindset and the determination.
Since birth until now, I have held a numerous amount of statuses as a sister, friend, mother, wife, soldier, teacher, and a voter. In those statuses, I had to carry myself in certain behavior occupying those statuses. These are known as roles. As a sister, more importantly, a big sister of my house as a child, I had to make sure I looked after my two baby sisters as well as, help them with homework, brushing their teeth, and helping them pick out their clothes. I also had to obtain a job,
