Why I Want To Be A Player

Nothing has brought out my potential to be a leader more than playing softball. I have never been the girl with a cannon for a throwing arm nor have I been dubbed as the team’s ‘power hitter’ with five home runs in a single season, but that has not stopped me from seeing my true potential and recognizing what strengths I do have to offer. I am aware of my shortcomings yet I am still striving to be the best player I know. My teammates have seen me work my way from having no idea what softball is to being a starter on varsity. I look at the new players who are just like I was my first year and I am rooting for them to be the power hitters with cannon arms even though I may not be. I look at all the girls around the world who are told they cannot be great players and great leaders and I am rooting for them too.

What I do have to offer is the power to teach people the fundamentals since those are what softball and everything else in life boils down to. I cannot teach new players to throw a ball from the outfield to home plate without teaching them how to accurately throw a ball to someone standing two feet away from them. And I cannot teach women to be extraordinary and how to fight
I want them to make their own decisions and become their own leaders. I will not always be there to call out the plays and tell my teammates where to throw the ball if it comes to them. I need them to be able to think on their own feet because on the field, decisions must be made quickly. There is no time to wait for me to make the decisions and relay them to everyone else. Life is just like softball, moments flash by within seconds and they are completely unpredictable. But that cannot stop you from playing the game. If someone is strong and educated all on their own, they can surely lead themselves to victory. I want leadership to be a quality everyone