How Sport Has Impacted My Life
Throughout my high school career, I have participated in basketball, baseball, and also football. I have many long lasting memories from each sport. I have learned aspects such as how to be disciplined in everyday life and how to be a leader to my teammates. It has also taught me how to take on the tough challenges that life throws my way. Now that I am a senior, I can clearly see how playing sports have impacted my life.
Although I played all three sports, basketball in particular has impacted me the most. Basketball has taught me how to be disciplined. To be an exceptional player in basketball, you have to have some level of discipline. Being disciplined is just doing what you are supposed to do. That goes hand in hand with on and off court activities.
Throughout my life, I have seen many great basketball players with a God given ability and go nowhere with it. The reason those great players went nowhere is because they had poor leadership skills. I never realized how much responsibility a leader has until this year when I became a captain. As a captain, I had to demonstrate leadership in many different ways. Sometimes I would go over plays with some teammates if they did not understand. Sometimes I would text my teammates and remind them what time is practice. Also …show more content…
Life is not fair. Life will throw many challenges at everyone. Some challenges may be small. Other challenges may be too overwhelming for one person to handle. In basketball, the absolute toughest challenge is performing well in clutch moments. Whether it is getting a stop a defense or scoring the game tying three pointer, that is the toughest challenge. It is because of the pressure. Those moments are so intense, it can be overwhelming for just the normal person. But others thrive in those moments. Basketball has taught me how to keep my composure through anything. Because the way you handle yourself can be the difference in you winning or
Although I played all three sports, basketball in particular has impacted me the most. Basketball has taught me how to be disciplined. To be an exceptional player in basketball, you have to have some level of discipline. Being disciplined is just doing what you are supposed to do. That goes hand in hand with on and off court activities.
Throughout my life, I have seen many great basketball players with a God given ability and go nowhere with it. The reason those great players went nowhere is because they had poor leadership skills. I never realized how much responsibility a leader has until this year when I became a captain. As a captain, I had to demonstrate leadership in many different ways. Sometimes I would go over plays with some teammates if they did not understand. Sometimes I would text my teammates and remind them what time is practice. Also …show more content…
Life is not fair. Life will throw many challenges at everyone. Some challenges may be small. Other challenges may be too overwhelming for one person to handle. In basketball, the absolute toughest challenge is performing well in clutch moments. Whether it is getting a stop a defense or scoring the game tying three pointer, that is the toughest challenge. It is because of the pressure. Those moments are so intense, it can be overwhelming for just the normal person. But others thrive in those moments. Basketball has taught me how to keep my composure through anything. Because the way you handle yourself can be the difference in you winning or