I Never Realized I Loved Sport This Much!!!
The personality you develop in your early years does not always define who you are!
I was the introvert and not-very-social brother, always looking for a reason to keep me home and away from the outside.
My brother is passionate about sports, any sports. As long as a ball is involved that he can hit or throw, he will love it.
On the other side of the spectrum was me. I couldn’t enjoy watching any sport, even though every one of my family members couldn’t even look away for a second when they were watching their favorite team play. It was at those moments that I thought I might not enjoy sports.
When I was 10, I used to play indoor football (soccer), but I was too scared to step up and go to tournaments.
I tried volleyball because my brother loves the sport and wanted to join a club, but I never truly got good at it since I wasn’t as passionate as my brother was.
Years later, in mid-school, we joined a badminton club simply because our cousin had already joined and asked us to do so, and guess what? Even though the idea of not being sporty had already been embedded in my mind, I truly enjoyed playing badminton.
Every single time I stepped on the court, my heartbeat rate would increase. It felt like a wave of joy and thrill was flowing through my body.
With all the excitement I had, something in my mind would deter me from improving. I couldn’t see myself enjoying a sport that I wasn’t even passionate about a couple of years ago. It was a turning point that I never realized! I never looked back and examined my previous decisions. I never gave myself a review of my life choices!
I was letting my old personality, which I probably formed when I was an immature kid, steer me through life. Little did I know that it should be me who had to take control of my life.
COVID was one of the reasons my personality altered! Yes, surprisingly enough, COVID-19 was the one that changed my identity. I was enjoying the first few weeks of lockdown at home as it was aligned with my interests: avoiding the outside.
Then something clicked in my mind. I wasn’t enjoying the solitude. I was feeling lonely. The lockdown was a turning point in my personality. All of a sudden, all I wanted to do was to go out and socialize.
I was lucky that an external event initiated the crucial moment I always wanted in my life. It transformed me into a better version of myself, not the one I thought I would grow up to be.
That is why you should occasionally take deep breaths and look back on life. See where you’re at — is it where you want to be or is it where life took you? Keep updating your goals, refreshing your purposes for life, and aiming for the person you want to become in the future. In the meantime, enjoy your journey along the way.
After all, I owe a debt of gratitude to my stubborn brother, who inspired me and supported me throughout his athletic career, ultimately paving the way for my own! We acquired 5 gold medals and 2 awards in less than 2 years of playing badminton together!
Book Recommendation: Atomic Habits by James Clear. (I’ll make a commission)
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