While going up, sports were a big influence in my life. There was not a day that went by that I would have to go outside and throw either the football or baseball around with my dad whenever he got home from work. In my early years all sports were to me was going across the street and gathering a group of friends and playing a pick-up game of football, basketball, or the game loved by all youth's, kickball. Nevertheless, growing older the games have not changed too much, but the level of competition has and also the ability that the people played it at. Through out school I have always been involved in sports whether it being involved in an extra-curricular sport outside of school or just playing games at recess during school. There has always been a time that I am playing a sport and there will always be a time when I am playing a sport the only question is; what sport will I be playing? Over time, I have learned many sports and have implemented them throughout my life from elementary school all the way until college.
             Even before I had started school sports were a big part of my life, actually even when I was just a little baby I was involved in sports; having to deal with my father being a college football coach. So there really has never been a time that sports was not a part of my life. When I was old enough to be a part of the game then I was. Whenever my dad would come home from work, we would always play football or baseball. When school came around that is when I learned the new sports or more competitive games. This was when I learned how be involved in a relay race or just a race in general. During the Elementary school years was when it was involved in individual competition and strength while involving some team activity. The best thing that I was ever involved during my elementary PE days was gymnastic activities. When I walked in to class and saw the mats on the floor that brighten my day. When you could just rol...