When playing a high school sport, you are taught to go out and win but to have fun at the same time. My freshman year I was on the J.V basketball team and the season had just started. I was out on the floor and once the game started, I was rushing the ball and rushing my game. Being inexperienced at this level, we were losing the ball game. Since we were losing, we were not having fun. I was told by coaches and by myself that I needed to slow down and put the ball where it belonged. As soon as I got that into my head, we began creeping back into the game and we were on top by the fourth quarter. We were winning, having fun, and enjoying al

High school sports have taught me many important lessons that will help me succeed in life and will benefit not only me, but also people around me. Being patient with things that I do will help me cover all possibilities or steps in anything I attempt. Listening not only to my peers but also to my friends and the people close to me will give me a better, more positive outlook on life. Listening intently will help me select the best alternative for what I need. Going through life with the desire and heart to do the best that you can will not only benefit you as an individual, but it will also show in the work you do. It can help you provide the finest outcome of anything that you want to achieve. I believe that participation in high school sports is not only a fun learning experience, but it teaches many valuable, important lessons that young adults will be able to use later in life.

I have always had a modest problem with listening to what other people had to say. I thought that I was right and no one else could tell me anything different. Track was a different story. I started out running high and low hurdles. I was the fastest on the team but my form and steps were all off. After the first few meets of the season when I came in just out of reach of a shiny medal, I quickly realized that I needed to listen to what the coaches had to say if I wanted to win the prize. As soon as I got back into practice I listened to what the coach had to say about running hurdles and committed it to memory where I practiced what was preached.

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