I am your
stereotypical middle-class brat with atypical career aspirations. For most of
my life, I’ve followed the script: go to school, work hard, go to college. And
honestly, I regret none of these decisions.
But as I sit
here, going into my last year as a college student, my last “hurrah,” if you
will, I have absolutely no desire to be a doctor, a lawyer or even a business
executive.
If you’d
asked the Joseph Wilhelm of three years ago to describe his dream career he
would have said something along the lines of, “I want to be a kickass sports
reporter, flying around the United States, interviewing Peyton Manning and LeBron
James in my private jet.”
Three years
later, the system has yet to stifle this chippy teenager’s lofty expectations.
Of course,
as a far more practical college senior, my expectations have somewhat
diminished. Okay, maybe I won’t own a private jet, and there’s a small chance
that my subjects will be limited to one sport and maybe even one team. I’m fine
with that. But don’t expect me to stop trying until I’m flying around in the
journalistic equivalent of Air Force 1.
All joking
aside, in the year 2012, I’m just another mouse struggling to find my way to
the sweet, succulent, but all too elusive ball of cheese that is journalistic
fame. And if you’ve taken the time out of your day to read my writing instead
of the seemingly endless supply of sports writing Gold that is available online
and doctor’s offices around the world, I am truly grateful and humbled.
I won’t
claim to be as skilled or polished as the Titans of my field, but I can
guarantee that if anything, this blog will provide you with a different breed
of entertainment. Feelings will be hurt and mistakes will occur. Unlike ESPN,
Yahoo and FOX Sports, I do not have editors, a copy department or any other
bothersome entity to stifle my creativity (or incompetence, depending on how
you see it).
As of now, I
myself am not entirely sure what this blog will cover. I can assure you that
there will be a definite bias towards football, not only because it’s what I
know best, but also due to the exciting reality that the college and
professional seasons are just a few short months away. If you are not as personally
attracted to the modern era’s adaptation of the Roman Coliseum, a condition for
which I am most remorseful, rest assured.
I can promise that no sport will be too big or too small for this blog.
My sporting
interests go far beyond the intricacies of zone blitzing and seven-step drops.
The beauty of sports is that they transcend social, political and geographical
boundaries. A game-winning goal, run, point or shot is the same in every
language. For this reason, among others, I am intrigued by all sports and will
aim to do them justice.
Links to the
blog will be available both on Twitter (@Joe_Wilhelm) and on my Facebook
account. Enjoy!
