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Personal Mission Statements
an important question arose: How would I put my love for sports and medicine together?
I have begun to understand the answer, but it still has to develop more fully. Having such
high family values, I want to keep my grades and morals high at all times to build my
character for the future. Throughout my career, personal, and academic goals I have real-
ized that I want to be successful in sports medicine, have a stress-free life, and follow my
religion. I also want to emulate my mother’s traits.
First, my aspirations are to be a doctor in the field of sports medicine ...
I plan on receiving a good education at Loyola, which will give me a stable career with
less stress on me. For example, while growing up I sometimes saw my parents’ friends, who
were doctors, flourish and seem to have a great amount of happiness ...
In addition, my religion, Islam, plays a strong role in who I am, and who I want to be ...
Lastly, when looking for a role model, one should look for a few of these traits: trust, love,
optimism, unselfishness, and courage. I can only find these traits in one person: my mother ...
In conclusion, being a sports physician will build me a foundation to support a family.
I will hopefully be able to supply my family with the essentials it will need, which in turn
will make me happy. Following my religion and my mother’s ways, I believe it will help me
in my future. I feel that I have made the right decision by choosing psychology as my
major, and that it will help me in my career of sports medicine.