Fall Forward

Sports really help to build character. It's so inspirational to watch kids do their best, even if they aren't the biggest or the fastest. My experiences with high school sports are not unique. It's really important for a lot of people. For me, sports were extremely important in my journey. I had such innocent dreams of becoming a big-time college football player. I worked hard and did better than most people expected. I wasn't really big enough. I may have been slightly better than average, and I was nowhere close to achieving my goals. Still, I did ok and I learned a lot. While I get the idea that you can be anything you want to be, I don't think that's exactly the truth. There's nothing wrong with reaching for the stars and dreaming big. Even if you never get to that goal, you grow as a person. Most people never try or don't make the team at all.