How Football Changed My Life

Life is full of ups and downs, with an unknown path. When my parents got divorced, it really scrambled my life and sent me into a whirlpool of unserentenity. I went from my mom's to my dad's every three days being pulled back and forth. This gave my life an unstructured feel, causing me to just start going with the motion, until I started the journey of football. Football, one of America's greatest sports, was my saving grace. Football from the outside is just a game, but deep down it holds many life lessons that can be learned from playing. It created a structure in my life that I was able to follow. Football set up a steady day by day schedule I needed, I knew what I was doing after school, what I would do when I got home, and what I would do when I woke up. Knowing what was in front of me gave me a sense of control in my unstable life. This sense of control led me to make better decisions and better grasp what was important to my life. Football taught me how to manage this time and how to balance work and play. I was able now to get all of my school work done the night before instead of the day it was due. Without the structure football built, my life would still be
Life is full of things you want, however, if you're not willing to work then you will never get what you want. Playing football you know that the other team is not going to just let you win, you have to work hard to win. To win you must work hard all week during practice. I then applied this to school by working hard in class so I can ace the test. This quality pushed me to become the best I could be, because it made me realize the value and reward of hard work. It made me want to work hard for things I wanted and not just ask for them. I know that this quality will benefit me later in life when I have to work harder than somebody else for a job and when I need to work hard for my