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Every child, at some point in their life, dream about becoming a rock star, a doctor or an astronaut. The career that stands out the most in young boys and girls dreams, is becoming a professional athlete; Why is that? One reason could be the ever increasing media coverage on each individual sport. Certain channels are devoted just for that particular sport, keeping viewers updated and thirsting to get out and play just like professionals on television. Another reason could be, how easy it is to get out in the backyard as a kid to shoot the basketball, throw a football, or hit a baseball because it is a lot harder to perform heart surgery or fly to the moon when you're only a child. With that being said, it is so easy to look up to a professional athlete. A kid puts their heart and soul into the athlete by wearing their jersey and watching their every game on television (unless your lucky enough to be at the game). It is easy to become a part of the sport as a kid and they can relate as they begin to play a entry level sport. Young kids dream big, unfortunately the dream quickly fades as they start heading into high school and are also burned out from too much competition.

However, as high school comes many distractions enter an athletes mind. The number one killer of dream is when a girlfriend or boyfriend comes into their life, time is spent away from the sport and practices. Few kids will fight through these pressures of high school and make it to play in college. Only the most skilled and talented student athletes will participate at this level after high school, leaving the dream just one step away into the world of a professional athlete. At the collegiate level, athletes have become serious and have improv...

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