Athletic Involvement
Ever since I could walk, sports have been a passion of mine. Along the wins and losses and aside from the bumps and bruises, sports have taught me many valuable lessons. I can attribute my time-management skills to high school sports where I had 2-3 hours of practice each night after school before the AP and honors homework load. I acquired perseverance from the necessity of pushing through, even when I didn't want to. Among other traits, skills and lessons learned from sports are:
- Hard-work ethic - You have to play until the final buzzer goes off.
- Humbleness - You can never take an opportunity for granted.
- Respect - You must respect others, whether that be your coaches or other players (sportsmanship).
- Responsibility - You must be accountable and prepared to fulfill the responsibility to yourself and your teammates.
- Management - You should be prepared to lead others, with your performance and your attitude.
BaseballBaseball has been my favorite sport for as long as I can remember. I played all levels, starting from Tee-Ball and ending up at the collegiate level. After arriving on campus at the University of Minnesota, I tried out and made the Club Baseball team. This team allowed me to continue with my passion for baseball, Baseball is a game of inches, and it just goes to show that you need to be concise with your actions in life in order to be successful. Yet, I would say that the most important lesson I have learned from baseball is that "you can't control the uncontrollables"; you can only control your attitude and reaction.
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SoccerSoccer is a sport of which I did not play my entire life. I played Pee-Wee soccer when I was at the ages of 5 and 6, and then stopped in order to play football and then more baseball, etc. I was never really interested in soccer, until my sophomore year when I decided to join the team. I joined at this time in order to have a source of conditioning leading into the basketball season, but ended up becoming a captain on my high school team. Joining soccer and indulging myself into the universal sport taught me that I can do anything that I put my mind to.
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Athletic Awards Received
-Academic Athlete for Southern Lakes Conference (WI)
-Four Year Academic Athlete for Badger High School (WI)
Mr. Alexander L. Johnson
(262) 441-0586 // alexander8johnson@gmail.com
(262) 441-0586 // alexander8johnson@gmail.com