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1、美国大学文书申请范文 IguessitwasinevitablethatI’dbeonhockeyskatesatsomepointinmylife,butIdidnotexpectthatI’dbecomeoneofararegroupoffemaleicehockeyofficialsbeforeIevenreachedhighschool.Beingbornintoafamilyofhockeyplayersandfigureskaters,itseemedthatmydestinyhadalreadybeendecided. Rightfromthebeginnin
2、g,mytwoolderbrothersandmyfatherstrappedmeupandthrewmeontotheice.Iloveditand,inmymind,IwasonmywaytobecomingafemaleGretzky!Butmymomhadtothinkofsomethingfasttodragherlittlegirlawayfromthissportofruffians.Entermyfirsthotpinkfigureskatingdress!Thatwasallittooktolaunchfifteenyearsofcompetitivefig
3、ureskating.Eventhoughfigureskatingsoonbecamemypassion,Ialwayshadanunsatisfiedyearningforicehockey.Ittookagreatdealofconvincingfrommyparentsthatcompetitivefigureskatingandicehockeydidn’tmix. Mycompromisebecamerefereeingicehockey;littledidIknowthatIwasbeginninganactivitythatwouldinfluencemyc
4、haracterandwhoIamtoday.WhenIbegan,Iwouldonlyworkwithmydadandbrothers.EveryonewasfriendlyandacceptingbecauseIhadjuststarted.IsoonrealizedthoughthattogetbetterIneededtostartrefereeingwithpeopleIwasn’trelatedto,andthat’swhenmyexperiencedrasticallychanged.Anapologeticsmileandan“I’msorry”wasn’tg
5、oingtogetmethroughgamesnow.AsIbeganofficiatinghigher-levelgamesanddealingwithmorearrogantcoaches,Isuddenlyenteredanewmale-dominatedworld,aworldIhadneverexperiencedbefore.Myconfidencewasshot,andallIwantedtodowasgetthrougheachgameandbeabletoleave.SometimesIwaseventooscaredtoskatealongtheteams
6、’benchesbecauseIwouldgetupsetbywhatthecoacheswouldyelltome.“Doyouhaveahotdatetonight,ref?”wasatypicalcommentthatcoacheswouldspitatmeduringthecourseofagame.Intheireyes,Ididnotbelongonthatice,andtheyweregoingtodowhatevertheycoulddotomakesurenowomenwantedtoofficiatetheirgames.Iwasdeterminednot
7、toletthemchasemeofftheice. Imadethedecisiontostandupformyself.Ineverrespondedrudelytothecoaches,butIdidnotletthemwalkallovermeanddestroymyconfidenceanymore.Istartedtoactandfeelmorelikethe4-yearcertifiedAtlanticDistrictOfficialthatIam.Therewerestillafews
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