it free. That is exactly what I did with softball and me. I invested so much time‚ effort‚ and money into the sport but what was I getting in return? Oh yeah‚ constant nagging‚ a ton of lies with a side of attitude‚ and having to regenerate a new set of lungs after every practice due to the excessive amount of running. Despite wanting to shoot myself during practice‚ I did take some valuable lessons away from playing softball. I started playing softball in fifth grade‚and I loved it all with a burning
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Natalie Bigley 4th and 6th Hour Mr. Murphy Journal Softball in the Olympics Have you ever watched softball in the Olympics and loved it with all your heart‚ cheering on your own country with your face painted with your flag’s colors? I have‚ and this lead me to research why they took such a beautiful sport out of the Olympics. At a Harvard vs. Yale football game in 1887‚ a Yale fan playfully threw a boxing glove at a Harvard supporter and swung at it with a stick. People were
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Five year old girl‚ softball‚ confusion‚ bases‚ and a screaming coach. My softball coach’s name was Madison‚ and she was very good at softball. My parents wanted me to play sports‚ so I said to my mom‚ “Mommy‚ I already play soccer. Do I really have to play softball?” My mom said yes‚ and the conversation ended there. Two weeks later‚ we had our first practice. I‚ being my normal five year old self‚ didn’t want to go. “Mommy‚ I don’t want to go. I don’t wanna. I DON’T WANNA‚” I screamed with tears
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“What does softball mean to me” From the chalked up dirt to the green grass in the outfield the softball field is where I always want to be. Other people see it as a sport‚ but it is much more than that. Softball to me is an escape and every time I step on that field I feel as if I belong. In school everyone is so quick to judge you making you feel like you don’t belong. However on the field you have a team that treats each other as a family. Everyone shares the same love for the game‚ which makes
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I read the international bestseller “Thinking‚ Fast and Slow” of Daniel Kahneman (Winner of the Nobel Prize) over the last 3-4 weeks. I think it is a very interesting book and it is describing very critically the human brain and mind‚ which gave me many insights into decision-making and errors we are doing automatically without noticing it every day. He is very often talking about "System 1" and "System 2". System 1 is fast; it’s intuitive‚ associative‚ metaphorical‚ automatic‚ impressionistic
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When I was eight years old I started playing softball. As the years went by‚ the game became more serious to me and now‚ as a senior in high school‚ my life revolves around the sport that I love. Digging my cleats into the soft dirt infield and smelling the freshly cut grass is truly my favorite thing. The triumphant feeling that I get when my team does something good such as: hitting a homerun‚ striking out a batter‚ or winning a big game. February to April may be a bit cold and dreary to other
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Adversity comes in all shapes and sizes‚ varying from person to person. We are all faced with different challenges to overcome and different obstacles to face. In the spring of 2016‚ the UNA Softball team faced many challenges before becoming National Champions. From beginning to end‚ the Lady Lions did not have it so easy‚ as many thought it seemed. With a 60-7 record we faced losses‚ not only on the field but off the field as well. Before the season began‚ the chances of winning a National
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vigorous‚ it ended dexterously. This day was filled with excitement and motivation‚ but most of all it boosted my confidence. I did something never anticipated to do. It was the day that I had been contemplating for weeks. It was finally my first softball game as an Outlaw‚ and I was as nervous as long-tailed dog in a room full of rocking chairs. I was determined to defeat the rival team as the pitcher. I wasn’t feeling very confident in the first few innings of the game. Then‚ it hit me. Something
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In the excerpts from “Thinking‚ Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman it talks about how by doing certain tasks your actions can change without you even knowing. This excerpt talks about how the brain reacts to different situations‚ for example‚ “if you saw the word eat you are more likely to word fragment SO_P as soup than as soap”. By seeing the word eat you are more likely to think about food which makes you change your thought process/ it manipulates your mind. The rest of the excerpt is more
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changed their life very much the first day that they met. The person who has changed my life in the past couple years was my softball coach. She had us all work as hard as we could everyday. If we didn’t put in our best effort for a drill‚ she would have us start over and do it again. Coach Tash was motivated‚ committed‚ and helpful to everyone on the team. Throughout the softball season‚ Coach Tash motivated all of us everyday whether it was at practice or in the middle of a game. She told us that we
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