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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