Sports Have Become Increasingly More Specialized, But

I Played Basketball And Soccer My Freshman Year In High School.

Sports Can Do So Much. They've Given Me A Framework: Meeting New People, Confidence, Self-esteem, Discipline, Motivation. All These Things I Learned, Whether I Knew I Was Learning Them Or Not, Through Sports.

You May Get Skinned Knees And Elbows, But It's Worth It If You Score A Spectacular Goal.

The Team, Not The Individual, Is The Ultimate Champion.

When Players Go Out And Train On Their Own, They Usually Do It At Half Speed. This Kind Of Training Is Valuable, But It Doesn't Prepare You For Competition, Where You Must Perform At Full Throttle. So The Trick Is To Schedule Regular Sessions Of Intense Practice, While Always Leaving Time To Juggle And Generally Goof Around With The Ball