People don't play sports because its fun. Ask any athlete, most of
them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life with out it. Its
part of them, the love/hate relationship. its what they live for.
They live for the practices, parties, cheers, long bus rides,
invitationals, countless pairs of different types of shoes, water,
Gatorade, & coaches you hate but appreciate. They live for the way
it feels when they beat the other team, and knowing those two extra
sprints they ran in practice were worth it. They live for the way
they become a 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, its who they are. It's who we are: WE ARE
ATHLETES
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