Starting from the first time I put on a pair of skis at two years old, sports have become such a huge influential part of my life. There are so many things I enjoy about sports and the values behind it. Sports became part of my life due to influences like my father as well as my competitive attitude. Growing up I played just about every sport from individual sports like golf and tennis to team sports such as soccer and football. Each sport presented different qualities that I enjoyed. I enjoy individual sports because its only you out there so you don't have to worry about pleasing anyone else. You can just use your physical ability and determination to compete with the opponent. Although I enjoy individual sports, I enjoy playing team sports better. Team sports forces you to involve team work and chemistry to accomplish a similar goal which I thoroughly enjoy.
I believe sports can provide both positive and negative influences to children growing up. Although sports is such a huge part of our society, it can give children the wrong idea about what sports are supposed to accomplish. This mainly starts with their parents. If parents put too much pressure on their kids to succeed and win, the children worry more about being physical and dominate, rather than showing sportsmanship. Sports, especially team sports, force you to use teamwork and create chemistry to accomplish a similar goal. This can be a very positive influence on children, but if the game becomes too serious, children are blinded by this idea. Along with parents, professional athletes are a very important role in enforcing the positives from sports. Pro athletes are such a huge role model to many young children so their actions will directly influence the actions of kids. Athletes need to respect the opportunity they have been given and become positive role models.
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