Blog #3

Throughout my life I have been an avid participant and spectator in sports. Growing up, I used sports as  a tool for making friends, keeping busy, and having fun. As my life progressed so did my participation in competitive sports. I started weening out the sports that I couldn't see myself focussing on and one day decided to put my full attention into Golf. From ages 10-18 I competed in many tournaments and spent every day working on improving my game, so when it came tournament day I'd be ready to face anything that came at me. My hard work paid off and I had the option of continuing my competitive career in the collegiate level, but I realized what was more important and mattered more to me, and that was to get a good education. If i would've gone down the collegiate path it would've been at a smaller school where I wouldn't be able to get the full college experience, and honestly I would've gotten burnt out of golf very quickly. So now I still enjoy a more recreational style of sports just to stay involved and keep in shape. The spectator side of my life has always been constant throughout the way and I don't see that changing at any point in my lifetime. I feel like most high-school athletes (at least at my former school) don't even enjoy playing the sport they are doing, and I think thats wrong. They keep playing it every year even though they hate going to practice just because there parents pressure them. If you dont enjoy the sport you're playing then why play it? I never let anyone else influence my decision to either stop, or continue playing a sport and I think more kids should do that because I'm tired of hearing "ughh I really don't want to go to practice today, I cant wait for the season to be over"