Assignment 19 - Ethan MacGillivray

I think that the most important piece of advice that I have ever received in my life came from one of my soccer coaches when i was in elementary school. I'm obviously not the tallest guy, but I'm an average height today. In elementary school and middle school though, and even freshman year, I was really short. My soccer coach when i was about ten years old told me not to listen to anyone that told me that I couldn't do something because of my height. I heeded that advice, and I never let that stop me, and I never used it as an excuse. I still played sports, especially soccer, at a high level, and developed a tenacity that many shorter people have. I'm actually very grateful for that experience, and it has given me an almost permanent chip on my shoulder that I use to my advantage in everything I do, in sports, school, and all other aspects of life.