Sophomore Samantha Rogers jams out to her iPod before every softball game with her best friend Alyssa, preparing for another win.
Softball
“Softball keeps me focused and it gives me something to do. It makes me set high goals for myself. I love the bond that I have with my teammates. Through softball I met my best friend Alyssa.”
My best friend
“My best friend Alyssa is my BFFFFFL. She is the only person I can trust. I can tell her absolutely anything and she wouldn’t tell anyone. Whenever I’m with her, we act crazy and do the most random things. We are our select softball team’s entertainment, but the coaches keep us separated because we’re always up to something.”
iPod
“My iPod is my baby. I listen to music 24/7. It has Internet on it so it is like facebook and music all in one. It is amazing.”
God
“Without God, my life is nothing. Eighth grade is when I became close to him [God] and it changed my perspective on everything. I put him first in anything and everything I do.”
Kara Kellum • Dec 1, 2010 at 8:06 am
I agree with every thing Samantha says and it is wonderful about how she is with god now. She is mainly just a regular teenage girl that plays a sport and has a best friend and knows what she loves.
Allie G • Nov 30, 2010 at 11:55 am
I agree with Samantha too, all sports keep you focused and helps you set goals in life. I mean it’s better than being on the streets doing things you’re not supose to be doing. I also agree with her about with out god we would be nothing because he pretty much created us. I mean with out him we wouldn’t have anything or anyone to look up too.
Kendall Maxwell • Nov 29, 2010 at 8:52 am
*says
Kendall Maxwell • Nov 29, 2010 at 8:49 am
Personally, i agree with Samantha when she say she devotes everything she does and has to God. It is important to keep him in your life and keep him related to everything you do, because without him we would have nothing. Also, i like how she has ONE best friend. Today, everyone says they have more than one best friend, but the word BEST FRIEND isn’t plural.
Taylor W • Nov 29, 2010 at 8:33 am
Softball also helps me in life. I have learned how to set and reach goals. I too met my best friend Caitlynn through softball. We have now been best friends for going on fourteen years, and without softball, I never would have met her. I agree with basically everything Samantha is saying about God, softball, and her ipod!
Katie Smith • Nov 29, 2010 at 8:33 am
I think it is really cool that Samantha has publicly displayed her faith in God. I find that extremely refreshing!