This I Believe

I believe in hard work. I have put lots of work into playing baseball to get to where I am today. Which is being recognized as the greatest player in our league. I have heard the saying so many times. "Practice makes perfect". But what I realized after seeing some players on my teams is that practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. You can't get anywhere with just showing up. It takes the time and the effort to develop yourself into what you want to be.

I come from a great situation. Good education, good equipment for sports, electronics, etc. My dad compares our situation to other people's who don't get what I have. He compares our two lifestyles using football. He says," It's always easier to score a touchdown on a touchback then to start in the red zone."He says this because in the red zone, the defense tightens up. In real life people stop letting you through easy because you have funding. I and most other kids in our neighborhood are in the red zone. We have a better chance of being successful because we have the funding. The kids who aren't as lucky have an even better chance because they can throw the long ball. The long ball representing effort. If those kids who aren't as lucky put in the time and effort to reach there goals they will. Because you don't need funding to be great. Money doesn't buy success. Perfect practice does. I believe in hard work because I have to work harder to succeed. Theres never no room for improvement.