People
don't play sports because its fun. Ask any athlete, most of
them hate is, but they couldn't imagine their life without
it. It's part of them, the love/hate relationship. It's
what they live for. They live for the practices, parties, long
bus rides, cheers, invitationals, countless pairs of different
types of shoes, water, the Gatorade vs Powerade phenomena, and
Coaches you hate but appreciate. They live for the way it feels
when they beat the other team, crush their biggest town rival, or
win a championship, and knowing those two extra sprints they ran
in practice were worth it. They live for the way they
became family with their team, they live for the countless songs
they sing in their head while training all those hours. They live
for the competition, they live for the friends, the practices,
the memories, the pain. It's who they are. It's who we
are.
-theathletementality