Escape...essay about what I do to escape from the problems and anxiety of life. Can be used as an essay for scholarships or college applications.

Life is tough. No one is going to deny it. Instead, everyone finds a place they can go to escape from the problems and anxiety of life. It doesn't matter what you may be suffering from, or how happy and nice a person you are, everyone needs to flee from life. When life is getting tough, I love to retreat to the football field. <Tab/>The football field is my sanctuary, …

…the intention of leaving it all on the field. <Tab/>During a game, I escape from all the anxieties and complexities of life. During that one hundred and twenty minutes of being on the battlefield, nothing else matters than beating the man lined up across from you. Herman Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Everyday of my life, I am fighting in a war to win the game.