Sports have immense influence in our lives and in shaping our personality. I have always been an ardent fan of basketball and have grown up in all these years through the apotheosis of the sport. Basketball instills passion in the innermost core of my heart and invigorates me to plunge into the abyss of life and emerge victorious with my undaunted spirits. Since childhood, the sport has gradually transcended to the paramount position from where it incorporates the unparalleled positivity and unflinching exuberance which drives me through the challenges of life. I am extremely passionate about my shoes which I wear while playing basketball. I have always been an ardent fan of Lakers since I started watching NBA in my childhood. I have been endowed with luck once to catch the Lakers live in performance from the audience’s seats. I was an experience of a lifetime for me. I saw my idols bringing out their best in the arena which transcended the sport and stood as the metaphor for life to me. The passion which oozed out of the player was something which goes on to show the immense commitment and love these individuals nurture in their hearts for basketball. The sport teaches the importance of hard work and team effort in achieving the goals of life. It is in the collective effort finding inception in the passionate heart which drives me on to achieve my ambitions in life. The unbound happiness which fills my heart to its brim is hard to be conversed in words. I practice basketball in the court outside my house and seeing the ball enter the nets is the perfect solace to my soul. I toil it hard in IMA as it provides me with the opportunity to play with other people. The aggression which is nothing but fun is metaphorical of the quest of life. We face challenges in life and yet have to emerge triumphant in our quest. Basketball instills in me the valor to never give up and remain focused on my goal. I remain optimistic about life all the time and together with my passionate soul and positivity aim to win the world finding the quintessential happiness in life.
A Reflection
The inspiration which I get from basketball is analogous to what we have learnt in our class. We should never be pessimistic about life and rather need to take it with the stride. Life will pose its challenges in every turn of the alley and the human spirit needs to face the situations and keep on endeavoring till the dreams are transformed into reality. Just as in basketball, life has a goal which needs to be achieved. The life is like an arena and the society provides us with the players who are playing this game of life with an individual. Every person needs to know of the ambitions and should toil hard for achieving them. As in sport, life might at times make one meet failure in some pursuit. But that should never mean a helpless surrender in front of the impediments that pop up in the course of life. Rather, one needs to pull his sock up and toil harder to overcome the situation and tread toward a better future. It is the unhindered courage in our hearts which ne require to nurture and propagate in our journey of life. Life will only reach its paramount heights of success and glory if we counter every challenge with unbound passion and persistence. The greatest success of a man is in never embracing failure, as the saying goes. It is the grit and unflinching journey toward achieving the goal of life which make one successful. What we learn academically or through sport make us transcend the constrictions of human life and give us an insight into the ways of finding happiness from each passing day of life. It is the persistence, ambition and hard work along with optimism which will enable one and all to emerge triumphant in the race of life.
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