Sports, sports, sports

I realized something today. If sports didn't exist, my boredom in life would multiply times a million. My day yesterday consisted of watching the cubs beat the diamondbacks(no surprise), watching Sergio Garcia win(finally) the players championship golf tournament, and then playing 4 hours of volleyball. Yup, that was my day! Sports. On average, I spend more time a day focused on sports than I did in an entire semester on school work. No joke.

I love sports. I'm not gonna lie...the majority of my blogs will ponder things relating to sports. I say this cause I truly feel one can learn so much about life through sports. The gratification of winning, the misery of losing, and everything in between. That alone is a huge stepping stone for someone in life.

I've come to realize that most of the time, you don't win sports. Whether its cheering on your favorite team, playing against a league full of teams, or coaching a team. But that's what makes winning so much better. It's rare. And you can associate winning and losing with anything. I am winning at watching sportscenter everyday. I am losing at running 3 miles everyday. One things for sure though---the more rare, the more better. Oh to the day the cubs finally win the world series.

I look at yesterday for example. I watched Sergio Garcia win the players championship. The same Sergio who has been deemed "the best player to never win a major." He loses a lot. Can you blame him? Its golf. You have to play better golf than 140 of the best golfers in the world over the course of four days. Not easy. I have problems beating one guy in a casual round of golf.

Anyway, he finally did it. And I'll tell you what, I bet it was one of the best days of his life.
Winning in sports will bring just as much joy to one as anything else in this world. I truly feel that way.

That is why sports is so amazing. That is why I play it and watch it. Its the constant want to win in life. Even though many of us come up just short a lot, if we keep trying, you can't help but one day succeed and win. I know it sounds stupid, but its the truth.

I played volleyball yesterday and I can say it was the most fun I have had playing volleyball in a while. It was competitive. That is what i like. I feel I am still at an age where winning means a lot to me. I am competitive at rock, paper, scissors---let alone an actual sport.

I'm gonna be honest, I hope I never lose that competitive spirit either. I think its an asset through life. Some look at it as a bad thing, but not me. How can one be successful in life without competing his or her way through the obstacle at hand. I think my success in getting a job, winning a game, or being noticed by a boss comes from my competitiveness. But that's just me I guess.