The Importance Of Baseball

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When I was eight I started my first season of baseball. Ever since then, baseball has affected my life and molded me into who I am today. It has given me athletic abilities and taught me how to deal with situations that change my life. Baseball has made me more competitive and more determined to finish what I start and push past my limits in life. When I started baseball I slowly progressed and became more competitive and more athletic. Without baseball I would most likely be a completely different person today. My athletic abilities would be a lot weaker, I would probably not be involved in much academically or athletically, and would be less social. I used to be shy, and had to adapt to new people and new friends every new baseball season.
Each morning I got up at 5:25 a.m.,got changed, took a shower, ate my protein bar, then went to early morning workouts. I worked out with a trainer and I few kids from my baseball team from 6:00a.m. to 7:00 a.m., then ran with the high school cross country team until 7:55 a.m. At 8:00 a.m. I was done with early morning workouts and ready to start a new day. At 8:00 a.m. I start my school day until athletic comes around. At 11:55 a.m., I would go to midday baseball practice and throw a bullpen for about 20 minutes and then go to batting practice for another 30 minutes give or take a few. That night at 6:30 p.m. I would go to my baseball training facility and condition, throw, and weight lift some more for two more hours. Then at 8:30 p.m., if I did not stay for more hitting practice, then I would head home to do homework. At 10:00 p.m. I go to bed fatigued, but ready for the next day. The next day I would repeat that schedule. While my schedule was a little hectic and busy, I still had to be organized in the process. Baseball affected my organizational skills by making me learn the hard way, for example forgetting my cleats means running until practice is

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