12. Tennis

I love tennis. I actually love basically every sport. When I was younger, I loved playing basketball and soccer most. I played both basketball and soccer on competitive teams most of my life. I tried T-Ball for a year, but did not like that! Then I did volleyball in middle school along with basketball. When I got to high school, I stopped all of those sports and decided to try something new. It threw off everyone I grew up with since they were expecting me to play high school basketball since I did it my whole life (I actually had been practicing with the Varsity team when I quit so my friends and family were quite surprised). I wanted to try something new. I had lost my love for basketball. That's when tennis came along. :)

Tennis is such a mind game. It's a team sport in the way that your total matches won decides if your high school team wins, but otherwise, it's very much an individual sport. I played singles which is literally just me against my opponent. I had only played team sports, so this was very new to me. I like the challenge that tennis is to the mind. It really showed me how my mind affects my play. It also showed me how my mind really just affects my performance in life overall. When I was doubtful and nervous, it showed in my games. When I was confident and hardworking, it showed in my games. When I was doubtful and nervous, it showed in my life. When I was confident and hardworking, it showed in my life. I realize the value of confidence in life. You have to believe in yourself first to start the journey to achieving what you want. If your mind isn't in it, your body and work ethic won't be either.