Field Hockey

The game was about to start, walking onto the court, warming up and getting ready for tip-off, I had a huge amount of confidence before hand. The game had begun, although, as the game went on, I wasn’t doing as well as I would have liked. It seemed like I couldn’t hit a shot, neither could the entire team.Throughout the game, we were always down, we never lead at any

Basketball has always been an easy sport for me. I was the team captain and one of the carriers of the team. I was quite confident in myself and knew the consequences of not playing. But when I became a freshman in high school and could not play on the middle school team I had one option, to play on the varsity team. I was nervous because I had made friends on the middle school team but did not know the dynamic of the varsity team. When the first practice rolled around I was anxious.

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ The danger lies in refusing to face the fear in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line, it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” That was a quote said by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Reflecting on my own life, I can recall instances where fear has challenged my core values. During a particularly challenging academic project, the fear of failure initially pushed me to prioritize individual success over collaboration, a stark contrast to my usual commitment to teamwork. Only after realizing this shift did I consciously choose to return to my values, prioritizing the team's success over my individual anxieties. However, not all encounters with fear end in negative transformations. Sometimes, it can act as a catalyst for positive change.

In fact, the main reason to fear failure is how we imagine how others will view us when we fail. For example, if an individual keeps doing the same thing over and over, then the results will never change. As Albert Einstein stated, “a person, who never made a mistake, never tried anything new” (Brenner). Failure is not the enemy, but a life-changing experience. It is a human experience, and it prepares the way for us to grow and transform our lives. Mistakes are essential to the development of life, just as change is. Nevertheless, change is said to prepare us for life and without change, life would persistently be the same.

Failures are something you shouldn’t be afraid of its something that you should acknowledge. Acknowledging your mistakes help you become a more productive person always striving for the better. Whether the mistakes are big as mine was in high school or small like mine was at my first job, you learn from them significantly. When you make a mistake you know what you did wrong for that mistake to happen now next time you’ll try a different approach. Lelyveld is right, we nee to acknowledge mistakes. There’s no other way to face fear then fear itself; we need to face our

I attended all training sessions and spent a great amount of time playing basketball since the thrill of winning games, of becoming better pushes me forward. I believed my efforts are worthy, since I had the advantage over other players in speed and keen awareness, and I trained harder than others every day. Basketball was the only thing on my mind. Then the time came to assemble the official school team to participate in formal basketball games. I thought for all my efforts

As an individual I love staying active, socializing with others, being dependable, and keeping busy. Playing Basketball for Flour Bluff ISD, since the seventh grade, has granted me the opportunity to achieve all of these goals. For some peculiar reason I have consistently felt that I lacked experience of which my peers had, and that I would never be able to acquire it. Soon after I started playing I became intimidated of my fellow teammates and worried about the time I felt I lost, due to beginning so late in my childhood. Without fail, I always feel a sense of accomplishment after making it through tryouts every year and as I approach my final season, it has become clear just how much of my life was devoted to Basketball, that I truly love it and how I am thankful to be a part of something much more than just a team.

How to conquer your inferiority complex while building confidence and assertiveness to build positive relationships. How to find the right mentor to support you on your journey How to deal with fear of failing and build the peace of mind The fear of failing can hold you back, make you anxious and less peaceful. The reason why you experience fear of failing is because there is so much uncertainty and unfamiliarity. It could also be due to past beliefs.

Everyone is born with a fear of failure. Failure is a part of our human nature, it is ingrained in us. Any successful person has achieved their success through failure. You can’t prevent it in any way, and it’s pointless to try and in the end, it will come. Some people have such a large fear of failure, they pass it onto their children, such as Morley Callaghan’s friend’s father. He gave his child only one chance, and lost all faith in him because of one failure. As a result of this, his friend lost all faith in himself and soon dropped out of school

There is one major issue currently in the United States that might be threatening youth’s health now and for generations to come. The big question is, are youth sports too detrimental for kids and teen’s health? New studies are saying so. The discovery of a condition known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also now as C.T.E. This was discovered by a scientist, Dr. Bennet Omalu, the chief medical examiner of San Joaquin County, California. He is the associate clinical professor of pathology at the University of California. This disease is most seen in former NFL athletes and causes symptoms such as depression, memory loss, suicidal thoughts and actions, loss of intelligence and dementia later in life (Omalu para 4). This suggests a significant

“What am I supposed to do now,” “I made the shots,” “I completed all the drills,” “I know I’m better than that boy,” all possible explanations, questions, and criticism flooded my mind and took with it my confidence.

There have been several events that have affected my life. there's times that life will hit you hard that will make you fall over but you will need to get back up and continue what you started. This is how i viewed myself with my ambitious journey of basketball. I was around seven years old when I was bored at home and I turned on the TV and was skipping through the channels and I wanted to see what I was going to be able to watch. I stopped at the sports channel for whatever reason and I remember that it was a Spurs game in the NBA (National Basketball Association). I was in shock seeing people jump all around being able to run from the court coast to coast being chased down by others trying to get the ball through the basket. I saw this particular player at the time on the opposing team Ray Allen from the Boston Celtics. This man had such a dominant presence on the court just getting the ball and being able to shoot the ball in any given time in whatever position he was in either it was going to be contested or open he gets the ball its an automatic scoring machine. This got me very fascinated and i began to start watching basketball since that day. I also wanted to try basketball wanted to play the position Ray allen played a shooting guard, one that is a spot up shooter and is in charge to score from a convertible distance away.

My time at Sauder has forced me to directly face my fear of failure. Networking events, presentations, debates, group work, job interviews,

The first day of practice was horrible. I had no idea what I was doing and I was so scared! I could not even make a single basket. I thought everyone was looking at me and was wondering what I was doing there. Practices did not seem to get any better. The first game was in a few days. I was really anxious and worried.