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Rookie Status

Okay... I am rookie at this whole blogging business so if this first post is a little rough, that will remain my excuse.
I thought that I would start out my first blog entry with what my whole Blogger name is all about; Engaging Sports and Personal News. Now, if you aren't new to the whole sports world then you might have an idea of why I went with the acronym, ESPN. If you are not familiar with all things sports, ESPN should sound a little bit familiar, but I will go ahead and give a brief background.
ESPN is actually a Disney network. Everyone loves a little Disney, right?! I know I do! ESPN is, in a nutshell, a sports broadcasting network that will stream anything sports, 24/7. Different things within sports as well. Things such as entertainment going on within the sports world, whatever interesting that could be going on within teams, players, coaches, locker rooms... When I say, "all things sports," I mean it!
So there's that. You might be putting a couple pieces to the puzzle now as to why I named my blog after that acronym. If you haven't gotten the hint yet, let me help you... I LOVE SPORTS.

We all have those passions in life, at least I have never met anyone before who isn't passionate about something. Well, sports just happens to be one of mine. I have grown up watching all kinds of sports ranging from football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, golf, hockey, tennis... And it never gets old, I love it all. Hence why it's a passion, right? I have grown up learning about each and every one of these different games, some sporting games more than others as we all have a preference. Learning sports stats is one of my most favorite things. Just give me a book full of all things sports history and stats, and then call me in a couple days to make sure I am still alive as I will be extremely engrossed in the learning and the reading.

Now, besides me loving all things sports, ESPN kind of has a whole other meaning to me, maybe it's safe to say, "a special place in my heart?" I plan on working for ESPN one day. Yeah, that's right. I said it! I have a dream to make it on to ESPN Sportscenter one day, and I believe I will be. Now, you may be asking yourself, "okay, how is this girl going to make it on to ESPN?" I'll tell you... I am a sophomore in college and studying Communications with an emphasis in Journalism to be able to do sports broadcasting. Oh, yeah, I love to write too. Which is another reason why I wanted to get into this whole blogging business. My plan is to either be reporting for one specific city or a team within that city, or be a broadcaster on Sportscenter, a program by ESPN. Do you want another reason why I will be making it to ESPN one day? I am extremely ambitious. To be able to achieve your dream, I believe that you have to be. Also, I know that God has called me into this work field. He would not have given me so much passion for any other reason. I firmly believe that and I can not thank my Savior enough for showing me the path that He wants me on.
Now, I am a little unsure at how long these entries should be, but I would say that that sums it all up. I really hope, if you read this, that you enjoyed my first entry and will continue to read the "Engaging" things that I will be posting. :)
 

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