Why I Chose Sports

        Ever since I was a young, I've seemed to find a liking in many different things, all of which represent something about me, and who I am. For most of my life, I've had the opportunity to find a personal love for the outdoors, spending time with my family, traveling across the country to historic places, as well as enjoying holidays like Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. It's hard for me to decide which one of these means the most to me, but when it comes to what I love the most, it seems almost impossible for me to debate that sports is head and shoulders above the rest.
      There are many reasons why I feel in love with sports, which makes it very challenging to explain just how I became interested in it to begin with. I feel that I should start by telling you just how it all began, so that I can make it easier to understand. It all started when I was four years old, and my dad took me to one of his recreational softball games. I don't know what it was, maybe the fresh smell of the grass that was just cut, or even the view of the hot dogs and popcorn just sitting on the concession stand counter, just waiting to be eaten? Never less, just the images that I took in from that day I will never forget. The way the crowd reacted, the way the players, one of them my dad, played with determination to win, just made me feel like I wanted to do something like this one day.
     When I was six years old, I finally had the chance to do what I've seen my dad do for almost two years. I finally could play an organized game of baseball for my town's public little league program! Nerves is an understatement compared to what I was feeling that day. It was the first time I had actually played a real game of any kind. I mean, yes, I did have those days where I would through a football around with my dad in the backyard, but this was real. To me at the time, this was the real deal. I can remember my dad repeating to me, "Just relax, you'll do fine", he would always say. I'm happy I took his advice, because when I started playing, all of my nerves seemed to disappear with every passing moment. After the game, it felt like I had the time of my life. Little did I know, however, just how much sports would become part of my life, and how it would impact me forever.
    Realizing the amount of fun that I had playing baseball, I then turned my attention to other sports. Another sport that I played was soccer, which I did for probably four or five years. I couldn't play in junior high or high school because my school didn't have a soccer program, so I decided to stop playing altogether. The other sport, however, is one that I intend to participate in for as long as I can. The sport I'm talking about is basketball.
   I started playing organized basketball when I was eight years old, in a recreational league just ten minutes from where I live. I played in that league for five years, then decided to quit because I had another opportunity ahead of me, which was playing junior high basketball for my school. I played during my eighth grade year, and enjoyed every minute of it. When I started high school, it became apparent that I would have to make the cut in order to play in high school. I worked extremely hard, but I guess not hard enough, as I didn't make a single high school team. Now at Delta, I intend on going back to recreational basketball, which will allow me to play for as long as I want to.
   With all the years of playing, as well as following my favorite teams on television, I decided that sports would be the best choice for me to talk and share with you about. I will continue to describe many different situations that got me into following sports, as well as how I feel about a specific subject about the sport I'm discussing. To sum it all up, this is the main reason why I chose sports.