Why Football Is Important To Me Essay

Growing up I was always a kid who loved to be outside and loved to play. I also had parents that loved to play sports and compete. So, with this being said it obvious that I was going to play sports because that what they did with my sister who was 3 years older than me. So when it came time for me to walk I slowly began to run and when that happened is when I got my first ball and loved it. Once I turned five I had already joined a baseball league that was near me to play tee-ball with my dad as the coach and unlike all of the other kids my dad had already worked with me and I knew how to throw and catch a baseball. At this young age most, kids are just playing for fun and trying to see if they like the sport but oh no was this different for me I already knew that I loved it because I could pick it up so easily at such a young age. When it came time to the games it wasn’t anything like what I thought it was going to be because I was the only one out there that was trying and since I was so young I didn’t know why I was the only one out there trying to make plays. Because the whole game I was out there running for every ball and trying to

And it’s also when I realized that I could be good at more than just one thing because my dad had always told me that I was a natural athlete but I never knew what that meant until I started playing football. Because shortly after starting I picked it up so fast and was a skillful player and with just a matter of weeks I was already good and that had a lot to do with my speed. Then I realized that I was fast and not just fastest on my team I was beating almost all the kids that I raced against. That’s what made me want to go out for track because I was fast and could beat everyone so I did and sure enough I was one of the fastest kids on the team which allowed me to travel and load up on