The Importance Of Basketball's Influence On My Life

Register to read the introduction… Doing something that I had always wanted to do and adding personal effort to it had brought out the best in me. Doing something well makes me feel good about myself, but importantly, it teaches me the process of how to improve on my skills and work efficiently.

Evidently, team sports are done with other people. Therefore, basketball is a social activity. I made friends, developed relationship with teammates and understood the benefits of teamwork. Playing together as a team creates a special bond that is difficult to break. Infact, it was a way of getting to know people, the teachers, students and even parents. During one of the inter-school game competitions, I met John, a player from the team. We became friends and the relationship became a life time commitment. Today we are happily married.

Basketball added fun to my life. It gave me something to do and a group to belong in high school. Instead of sitting down at home watching television and playing video games, I engaged myself with basketball practices. I learnt new skills and improved existing ones. As a result, my self-confidence and self-esteem were greatly enhanced.Obviously, I learnt the ability to handle competitive situations and reward for hard work and these have helped me to be a responsible and productive