My Dream

I write this first post not completely knowing what I'll be doing with this blog. I have a vision in my head but I don't know if it will work out how I want.

Ever since I was in kindergarten, sports have really captivated me in a way that only a small number of things have. I would watch the Broncos, Nuggets, and Rockies (catch a Colorado theme?) constantly until I began to branch out to all sports. That captivation has grown into a great admiration and respect for all games played today. I never had an intention to take my love for sports and grow it into a career, but now that's all I want.

Yes, I had my fantasy of playing in the NBA, NFL, and MLB all at once. Juggling all that to come home to my perfect house, perfect health, and perfect life. But I realized that was all just a dream when the reality of my athletic limitations set in. But now I wish to take a different direction to stay in a topic and realm that I so love. My dream in life is now revolved in being a Sports Journalist. I know full well that the journalism field is changing rapidly every year. But I trust myself to be adaptable and useful in the future. I don't see any sort of reason to quit on my dream even if many people suggest I should.

Before leaving for school, I told many traditional adults in my community about what I'm majoring in and what I want to be. Being Asian, I received that many smug smiles and fake compliments about how my future looks. But this isn't something that I take lightly. I know the competition, the millions of kids in the world who are fighting for this job that I want, and people who have more experience than I do. This is really my first blog or column of any sorts. I remember taking tours on college campuses having peers around me asking the tour guides and journalism school counselors what they should do with their portfolios. Unfortunately, I don't have that. But I will learn, work, and fight for what I want to do. That's all I can do.

With that in mind, I'm hoping that one day I'll be able to look back at this blog and say, "Wow, that's what got me started. All the criticism, doubt about my writing abilities, nights of feeling that I'm not cut out for becoming a sports journalist, and all the poor products I put out. I needed that to grow and can look back and be proud about the development I've made." I may have 4 readers on this blog, or 4,000,000 (a very ambitious number). But I need this, maybe just to journal my own thoughts. But for any readers and all future readers, thanks for joining me on this quest and being there; whether you are a positive or negative influence to my goal.

-Justin Nam