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The Importance Of Being A Sport Student Athlete

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Throughout my four years at Blackfoot High School, there has been one thing that has taught me more than anything else. One thing that has changed the way I think and helped me become the person I am today. This one thing is athletics. I have participated in three sports seasons, every year for my four years here at BHS. I have done cross country, basketball, and track, earning a varsity letter for all three sports, all four years.
Being a three sport student athlete is one of the hardest things you could possibly do. Jumping from season to season without hardly any break is hard on the body as well as the mind. It has taught me how to overlook fatigue, and to keep pushing even when you feel like you can’t do it. It is important to not take days off, especially as a middle distance runner where you need to be at the peak of your physical shape when the postseason meets come around. More importantly I have learned that these “days off” or “cheat days” are days that are cheating nobody other than yourself. Nobody is going to suffer from your laziness except for you. I can remember multiple occasions throughout my high school career where …show more content…

In his book Slaying the Dragon, he explains how he goes through his everyday life giving his best effort in everything. He explains how he doesn’t keep anything unorganized. He cleans out underneath his refrigerator every day in fear that somehow his laziness in leaving a messy fridge will transfer over and he will continue to form lazy habits on the track. I don’t take this as far as Michael does, but I believe that laziness in the classroom can reflect bad workout habits. All of these lessons I have learned since I was a little kid, have helped me to become the person I am today on and off the court/track. Athletics have always played a big part in my life
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