First Day of Practice

So, it's my senior year...one more year of glory as an athlete. It's kind of a strange feeling,  knowing that I only have one more year as an athlete, as a member of a team. I have been an athlete my whole life, since I was about 5 years old. I played baseball with the boys growing up, basketball, tennis, and now golf for the past 7 years. I define myself by the hours I have spent in the gym, on the course, the friendships I have made with other athletes, the places I have seen because of athletics, the values I have learned, the opportunities I have been given..what happens when I graduate? When I am no longer an athlete on an organized team? Who do I become? These are the questions I have found that are facing me as I enter my senior year. Questions that frighten me, but at the same time excite me. I hope to graduate with high academic and athletic honors and move on with my life, hopefully with success in my future, I am eager to see what life has in store for me..but, letting go of my 15 year career is going to be difficult.