Hello
I am the author of "That's Textbook Sports" and will graduate from the University of New Mexico this spring with a degree in multimedia journalism. Soon I hope to be a sports analyst for ESPN or any sports network. More specifically in the field of the NFL Draft. I also love to watch and analyze other sports outside of football such as basketball, baseball and soccer. Anything that involves competition and sports I absolutely love.
"You can't be too serious about something you're serious about"
My Story
It's Sunday evening which meant two things football is on and any homework assigned over the weekend must be completed. But at 6-years-old and with an adoration for football I was left with a hard choice. So I decided why not both. The only problem was that it seemed like every time I tried to focus on my math homework a big play or touchdown happened. What was supposed to be white noise became a distraction. Of course it had to be math homework (addition and subtraction). Simple in hindsight but a nightmare back then. At the time I struggled with math and numbers but if you asked me how many points a team has after scoring two touchdowns and one field goal the answer was as quick as Tyreek Hill.
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My dad noticed I was struggling and put math into football terms. For instance I was asked to find the answer to seven minus three. So my dad asked me if a team scores a touchdown but loses three points how much do they have? In my head I said there's no way a team could lose three points but of course kept it to myself in fear of being put in timeout and of course missing the game. So I said four and the rest was history I learned math from that day on. The great part about it was I breezed through my homework and was able to watch the game.
This was the day when I learned that football and sports can teach you valuable life lessons.