When I was a senior in high school, I realized I wasn't going to be winning any college scholarships in athletics, so I changed gears, dropped all of my sports, and focused all of my energy on competitive public speaking. Through excellent coaching and relentless hard work, I finished out the school year as the top public speaker at my school, as well as in my entire five high school district in Southern California.
It was the best thing I could have ever done. My experience with public speak