THE SUCCESS BEHIND SPORTS

First of all  Sport build union between a group of people that push themselves toward a specific goal and have special characteristics such as Discipline, skills and leadership. Sport, teaches the art to learn how to set goals, the athletes are trained to be leaders; those are Phrases that I remember from my coach when I played softball in a women's league.

Although many people say sport becomes too violence and is not support it, from my point of view, sports contribute to maintain good health and prevent disease, therefore, I strongly believe sports provide opportunities, such as personal growth to people who don’t have many opportunities to study or obtain higher education, whose parents can’t afford it to send them to college.

One of the example that I can point out in this scenario is my uncle Cruz Ulloa, when he was 22 years old, began as baseball player with the Chinandega team, he is an strong man, a good arm, and respectable bat, unfortunately he couldn’t go to the college, in spite of he had the desire to study in college, since the economic situation at that time didn’t allow him to become in someone professional, because my grandparents had low incomes, as a result of the war.

My uncle played six seasons with over 280 at-bat; however his peak year was 1982, when he closed with 329, after fighting the batting title, he was part of the National selection that won the silver medal in 1983, Panamerican Games. Nowadays, he is baseball coach in First Division, leading the Jinotega team and he keeps doing it well. My uncle Cruz is a great example for me and for all in our family, this demonstrates sport gave him the opportunity to have a profession and achieve goals in his personal life.

The most that make me feel proud of him is that regardless of the situation he had before in his childhood, he never gave up and developed one of his skills, being recognized in the society and at the same time got a full time job that allow him earned money and helped him to survive in life.

The conclusion that I have about this topic it’s first of all, once you achieve your goals, you realize there is no obstacle that can stop you, because you will find out that nothing is impossible, despite the situations, problems you’re experiencing. Secondly, Sport is a tool that we can take advantage of, since this skill allow you also to get more opportunities such as scholarships, being recognized and travel to other countries to represent your own. Thirdly, we have to take into consideration that now there’s a lot of people who value the sports and are able to support others who don’t have enough alternatives, that’s why it’s time to take the chance if we can and look this out as an improvement in our lives, even though we won’t have college degree. Lastly, as human we need to find a way to survive that actually I think is the best kind of work may exist since you’re enjoying what you do. Who do you think wouldn’t like to get money playing their whole life and becoming an example for others, if you consider you have the skill it’s time to develop it, since there’s a lot things that are waiting for, as long as you feel capable of and  think you can handle it.