My Passion In Volleyball

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What does it feel like to have a passion?well It’s the feeling of freedom, like a bird soaring through the air without any worry in the world. That is why my passion is volleyball. When I play I feel a sense of relief. I feel as if there is no other troubles in the world, and that is why I continue to do it. It truly is my passion.

Having a passion is important. It develops who you are as a person. In order to preserve, protect, and grow one’s passion, an individual must set a goal for their passion to move forward, compromise for others that are involved with their passion to better themselves, and seek help from a friend that will grow their passion.

In life, if you desire to be successful it’s important to set goals. Having goals push
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This year during my JO season of volleyball I had my good friend Sofia on the team. In the beginning of the season I would have not known how much an impact she made on me as a player. Sofia is extremely talented, I look up to her talents. I pushed myself every practice to be able to catch up to her talents. She helped me throughout the season to improve me by critiquing me as I played. Sofia built up my passion of volleyball. I always wanted to go to practice just so I can improve myself. My confidence grew just because of her. Having someone that pushes you to do better is a key to growing your …show more content…
You may have to compromise for teammates, coaches, parents, etc., so that you can succeed in your passion. In the book Boy21 Matthew Quick expresses a way Finley (a character in the book) compromises for not only his friend but his teammate, “I think I know what’s best for Russell. I think about what good friends do. I take off number 21 practice jersey and toss it to Boy 21” (115). Your passion can be anything sports, music, or art. whatever it is, there will always be a bump in the road. If I were you I would step up and be the bigger person, do the right thing. A coach or the people around you will notice your actions and it will help you. Continuing on, compromising is not always for the worse, it can make everyone happy at the end. Psychologist David Bedrick confirms in Psychology Today, “They view compromise as a ‘win-win’ solution where both people get some of what they want”. When it comes to your passion you should want everyone that is involved in your passion to feel happy and secure. Be the one that will compromise you never know, you can end up “winning” for doing what is best. This method was extremely effective for me. I gave up my position in volleyball for someone that wanted to try my position out. I ended up really liking my new position. It made me a better and more useful player.

If you have a passion of some sort, I highly recommend these methods. Right now in my life because of these methods I am extremely successful

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