My dad would pick me up from school, sometimes early, and we would ride the bart station 45 minutes to the Ballpark. After my first visit, I fell in love with the game of baseball. I was drawn to the game for those defining characteristics that set baseball apart. The individuality, constant strategies, the history, but most of all, its timelessness. Living in a world that is so worried about time and constant change, baseball has been the one thing I have felt completely drawn too.
Gwen Bristow did not just write a well drafted fictional story with love, adventure, and drama. Gwen Bristow wrote a complete fictional novel that teaches the history of the American Revolution. Instead of picking up a textbook, read Celia Garth and learn the facts of the Revolutionary War. Have the past come alive reading Celia Garth as you meet war heroes of the revolution, relive the Siege of Charleston, and discover the details of historic places. While writing Celia Garth, Gwen Bristow used many literary elements such as setting, conflict, point of view, and historical figures to make apparent that the fictional story told the history of Charleston and the American Revolutionary War.
To the untrained eye, baseball is a simplistic sport requiring the most elite players to fulfill the basic tasks of running, throwing, and catching. Anyone who has attempted to play baseball understands the difficulty behind the seemingly easy tasks. The skill required to throw, run, is unmatched in any other major American sport to this day. Baseball as a sport has grown to captivate a wide audience and professional following. According to a data collection website , an estimated 13.39 million people participate in baseball in the United States.
Anyone who has ever stepped onto the basketball court, football field, or baseball diamond has one thing in common, and that is to attain a level of success both as a team and if they are being honest as an individual. I mean who doesn’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, or Hank Aaron. Everyone has a different perception of what success is and it may not be necessary to reach the professional level to consider one a success. “In the 2016-2017 school year, the number of participants in high school sports reached an all-time high of 7,963,535” (High School Participation). Of the almost eight million high school athletes, the likelihood of playing in college is around 17 % if you take the number of college athletes referenced below
Softball means everything to me I love everything about it, it’s my stress reliever and my anger management. When I feel
Baseball has been my whole life since I old enough to remember I have been around big leaguers since the day I was born, my dad played pro ball, I have had over 13 cousins play major league baseball, and over 20+ family members play minor baseball. I remember the going to the clubhouse after games going to the all star game to see my godfather who happens to be one of the best dominican baseball players to ever play the game, Vladimir Guerrero and to top that off his son Vlad Guerrero Jr. is the top MLB prospect for the Toronto blue jays going into this season. Baseball is my life and I will die playing the game as long as I can. Currently In my baseball career I have accepted a scholarship to play baseball at the university of illinois urbana champaign, I am one of the top players in the country, and I am talking and getting looked at a couple MLB teams to be drafted out of high school and go straight to the
And I practiced for 4 years and I could hit it as far as I can. I wanted to be the world champion until my father than told me that this sport was not even close to what it was meant for. What?! I trained 4 years for this! Then I was entered into real baseball and shhhh...
Baseball can be extremely boring at times because there are rarely any great plays made and for the most part it is not very action packed. Baseball does not have much physical contact which most people enjoy in today’s society, this also drives people away to a contact sport. The game of baseball is very long and can be five to six hours at time with little action, this can be extremely hard to endure (Foxsports 1). Scoring is very limited in games unless it is a blowout. These factors contribute to baseball being boring which leads to people liking a sport that is full of action or more fast
I've been playing baseball since I was four and I don't take the sport lightly. I've led many teams to championships, winning awards also to go along with it. My teammates and I both look at me as the captain of the team. If we lose I look at myself and what I could have done better to help the team. Baseball is my life and my passion and I want to play the sport as long
Sports are the most important things in millions of people’s lives. A ton of people only use sports for entertainment, but others use them for much more. For example, some people pay attention to every aspect of the sport and act as if they are the coach of their favorite team. One of the most played sports in the U.S.A is its national pastime, baseball. To be successful in baseball, players should display teamwork, athleticism, and a positive attitude.
It will be a long road to becoming a professional player, but I will be ready for any roadblocks that come my way. The one thing that I need to do to become a better baseball player is to practice. I will need to put time and effort into becoming the best player I can be. Another thing I will have to do is go to the gym and workout. To get strong I will have to work out so I can hit when I play.
For most of my childhood, the sport of baseball was the one activity I loved above anything else. Nothing could compare to the exhilarating freedom and satisfaction of bolting full speed around the bases, determined to steal 2nd, beating the "Throwdown" by a fraction of a second. The massive dust cloud kicked up by my cleats and the thunderous boom of the umpire shouting, "Safe!" made me feel empowered. It was in moments like those, when I was in control of my own fate, choosing whether to stay or to run, whether to play it safe or to risk failure, that I learned one of the most important lessons of my life.
Playing baseball is something that would show up on a college application but its importance in my life can’t be overstated. Baseball has taught me many life lessons as well as opened doors that wouldn’t exist without it. The people that I have met, the coaches who have taught me the game, have all had a profound impact on the player and the person that I am today. Baseball has changed my life completely. It has created a strong work ethic because if you aren’t concerned with getting better then someone will pass you by.
As soon as I step on that red dirt all my worries, problems, and thoughts leave for the 2 hours that I am on the field. Softball has meant so much to me because I struggle with school, I’m not artistic, and I can’t really play any instruments, so without softball I wouldn’t have anything. Softball is the one thing I’m good at and I love playing it. When I step on the red dirt with the other eight girls we work together and we put aside our differences for 2 hours. Those two hours with the other girls make softball so much more enjoyable because they love the game as much as I do and it is truly amazing how sports brings people together.
My perfect writing place would be a place where privacy and quietude reign. The atmosphere would cause me to be enveloped in my writing so my thoughts fill each page. I want to be immersed in my work and have no distractions to disrupt my writing. When I write I want to be comfortable, and feel as if I can simply relax and write without the pressure of others. In my perfect workspace I would have all the materials I need to write effectively and efficiently.
