Sports SOL 3/19

I've never really not liked playing sports. I've actually always like sports. I've just not always recognized the importance of them. Some people are like "I don't like sports." I mean, it's definitely possible not to like them, but you need to see why people like them. Number one, they've taught me a lot. For example...

1. How to work in a team.

You're driving down the sides of the court with the basketball. There's one second left on the clock. You glance at the bleachers to see all of your teammates, friends, and family watching. Suddenly a huge guy steps in front of you, waving their arms so that they obscure the basket. Your teammate, wide open and under the basket, motions to you. But if you make this shot, you just know you can, you'll be the hero of the game. What do you do?

2. Celebrate other people's accomplishments and make friends.

You're playing soccer, and it's the biggest game of the year. You see the goal up ahead, and the tied score on the sideline, 2-2. You see the clock on the sideline, 30 seconds left, and the tense faces of all of your friends, family, and classmates on the bleachers, cheering for you. Your teammate dribbles the ball up to the goal and shoots...SCORE! Everyone congratulates your teammate, and you won. Are you jealous?
3. Never Give Up.
You are in the final lap of a 100 butterfly, trying to qualify the last chance you have for State, in a goal that you set at the beginning of the year. All your friends are cheering for you at the end of the pool-they know how badly you want it just as much as you do. You turn into the final lap, you get through halfway, your arms are aching, you really need to take a breath of air, and the girl next to you has started to catch up. You don't think you can go on for any longer, but you need to make the time. Do you give up?


No. No you don't.