It’s More Than Just a Sport “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” Heywood Broun, an american journalist. stated this in an article. This quote is true, situations you are faced with will truly show who you are. Volleyball has helped me develop character traits to a large potential. Character traits that I have revealed through volleyball are commitment, determination, and confidence. These character traits are not only shown through volleyball, but in my everyday life. One of the biggest rules when it comes to sports is to always be at practice. Be there early; prepared for what is to happen. A commitment to your sport is a must. The team counts on all players to be at practices and games in order to succeed. The saying practice
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No matter how rough things get, you push through and keep working. In volleyball and life, nothing comes easy. You have to work hard to achieve greatness. As a hitter in the game of volleyball, I don’t always get good hits. When I have a bad day at hitting I can’t give up and quit. I have to push through and keep working. In life determination is needed to be the best you can be. Not everyday is going to go how you want it to go. Factors in life can cause you to not want to push through but you still have to keep working. Having confidence is a quality that is greatly needed in life. To be confident in yourself is the greatest factor to be successful. If one doesn’t believe in themselves then how are they suppose to succeed? In volleyball I would have to be confident in my self even if I felt like I had no chance. With having low confidence it would be impossible for me to play at my full potential. In life you need confidence too. You can’t say that you will not succeed unless you try. You must have confidence in yourself. I agree with Heywood Broun when he states that sports reveal character. The character traits of commitment, determination, and confidence have grown with the help of volleyball. Without these character traits, I would have never grown to the player and person that I am today. Volleyball is more than just a sport, it is a chance to learn more about who I am and teach me to become a better
No matter how rough things get, you push through and keep working. In volleyball and life, nothing comes easy. You have to work hard to achieve greatness. As a hitter in the game of volleyball, I don’t always get good hits. When I have a bad day at hitting I can’t give up and quit. I have to push through and keep working. In life determination is needed to be the best you can be. Not everyday is going to go how you want it to go. Factors in life can cause you to not want to push through but you still have to keep working. Having confidence is a quality that is greatly needed in life. To be confident in yourself is the greatest factor to be successful. If one doesn’t believe in themselves then how are they suppose to succeed? In volleyball I would have to be confident in my self even if I felt like I had no chance. With having low confidence it would be impossible for me to play at my full potential. In life you need confidence too. You can’t say that you will not succeed unless you try. You must have confidence in yourself. I agree with Heywood Broun when he states that sports reveal character. The character traits of commitment, determination, and confidence have grown with the help of volleyball. Without these character traits, I would have never grown to the player and person that I am today. Volleyball is more than just a sport, it is a chance to learn more about who I am and teach me to become a better