This I Believe Essay About Baseball

539 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: The cultural impact of baseball

This I Believe….
By:Nic Warrington

What is my life without baseball? I ask myself that every day and I answer it, “nothing, nothing would be the same without it”.

Baseball was introduced to me when I was 5, I didn’t know anything, I didn’t now to do anything, just to play for fun. It was fun you know, doing what I could, I could hit the ball far. (To second base, I thought, that was far for me when I was 5). I still play it to this day, but this is what changed my life. From playing the game, from watching the pro’s play it. It’s made my family bond together, that’s the power of baseball.

From the swing of the bat, from the cheer to the crowd, to the cheering in tight games. This is what baseball is about and what it surrounds us with. Me and sometimes just myself like to watch the minnesota Twins play. Their my favorite team, they’ve hit walk-off after walk-off, and sometimes it happens to them. Baseball makes me feel relaxed when I’m in the zone or just in a very tight spot. Baseball can be very emotional time for teams, even for me. When you're close to the champion game or you're just about to win and you loose. That’s what makes baseball, baseball. …show more content…

Baseball is not an easy sports, that’s what I keep learning everyday, from the first pitch, to the last one. Baseball has a lot of people try and make that job, I hope or I will be one of those people who do like my idols. Miguel Sano, Mike Trout, and Yasiel Puig. I would like to be one of them and get to have a job that pays a lot and it’s fun. Baseball either gives you memorable moments and teaching moments for everyone, even the winning team. That’s the best part about baseball, it teaches you to get better everyday, and every

Show More
Related

  • Personal History Of Baseball

    1616 Words  | 4 Pages

    From the time I first saw the game of baseball I fell in love. Even the first word I ever said was “ball”. I have baby pictures in my baseball uniform and whenever a baseball game would be on TV, I would act like I was playing there with them. So at an early age I knew I wanted to play baseball. Luckily, my dad was also very big into baseball and helped me almost every day. Some of my best memories came when we would practice baseball in the front yard, or even go to the local (missing word) and take batting practice.

    Read More

  • Book Report on Baseball: A History of America's Game by Benjamin G. Rader

    1034 Words  | 3 Pages

    Book Report on Baseball: A History of America's Game by Benjamin G. Rader In "Baseball: A History of America's Game", the Author Benjamin G. Rader discusses the history of baseball and how it developed to present day. Rader explains how baseball started as a simple game consisting of no rules besides the players using a stick to hit a ball and its constant evolution to what the game is today. He also displays several issues which America's favorite sport has had while developing into the complex sport it is today. Although baseball has had several trials and tribulations throughout its history, it still remains America's favorite pastime.

    Read More

  • Baseball As A Mental Game: The Dangers Of Baseball

    1067 Words  | 3 Pages

    Baseball is known as America’s national pastime, and has been played for over 100 years. Baseball can be a lot of fun, but is also extremely challenging to play, especially trying to hit a 90 mile per hour fastball. I am a very devoted baseball player myself, and over the years I have learned numerous key things about the game. Baseball does not only require physical strength to hit and throw the ball, but it also requires a great mindset, such as, mental preparedness, concentration, and a positive attitude.

    Read More

  • Drugs, Cheating, and the Purity of America's Pastime

    2872 Words  | 6 Pages

    Baseball, America’s pastime, is embedded in the fabric of society. The players and teams have come and gone, but the thing that remains constant is baseball’s ability to unite people as well as families. My own personal experience of this came right after September 11th, 2001. Following the tragedy that was 9/11, the country needed something to help everyone return to normalcy. In our moment of weakness and uncertainty, baseball helped calm my nerves. Fifty three thousand three hundred and twelve brothers stood up in unison and took back their lives. The electricity of that game, the sense of regularity in my life, and the knowledge that millions of people were finding comfort together with me during such a hard time, helped me feel a sense of closure that the worst was behind us.

    Read More

  • Essay On 1920s Sports

    799 Words  | 2 Pages

    More people went to baseball games, followed baseball, and played baseball for fun than any other sport during this time. Baseball wasn’t also just a spectator sport, many adults played baseball for community teams well into their thirties. Some businesses even started to sponsor baseball teams. Young men would play games after working all day in their farm fields or when they got home from their factory jobs. Even if it was only for an hour before dinner, they played all the time that they could.

    Read More

  • Essay On Baseball

    1352 Words  | 3 Pages

    During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Major League Baseball, much like the majority of other American institutions, was racially segregated. A color barrier was implemented during baseball’s infancy in order to separate people of different race to cater to the white American players. The color barrier was an unofficial “rule” that hindered those with dark skin from playing baseball for Major League teams. The color barrier was enforced by preventing any teams with a colored player from competing at the professional level. Many team owners, umpires, and players justified their opposition to allowing blacks to play by declaring that only whites could uphold the "gentlemanly character" of professional baseball. Others argued that excluding blacks would prevent future racial resentment between the ethnicities, as players of different races would be competing for the same job opportunities.

    Read More

  • Pitching with Grandpa: A Childhood Baseball Bond

    883 Words  | 2 Pages

    Baseball was always something my grandpa and I bonded over. Every day after school I would go to my grandparents house to wait for my dad to come pick me up from work. I was so eager to

    Read More

  • Essay On My Passion For Baseball

    650 Words  | 2 Pages

    Growing up, I have always had a passion for baseball. To me, it is much more than just a sport. There have been times when it has acted as an escape from many problems in my life, as I feel that when I am on the diamond, nothing can hurt me. I am aware that many people feel this way about the sport they love, but sadly their careers often come to an abrupt end due to injury. I have a personal connection to this experience.

    Read More

  • Playing Baseball: How Baseball Has Changed My Life

    910 Words  | 2 Pages

    Baseball has been a part of me for quite a while now. I have done something baseball related each week for the past several years. It has really changed what I like to do in my spare time, and it has also changed my priorities. This was the first sport I would have played, and I haven’t played a different sport since the start of playing baseball. There were and still are so many ways baseball has changed my life.

    Read More

  • Descriptive Essay On Baseball

    1200 Words  | 3 Pages

    A travel of over 3000 miles for some, a 210 mile drive for me, just to arrive at the biggest gathering of over 1,500 twelve year olds; all just to play baseball. The only place that would be suitable for such an event is Cooperstown Dream Parks, every baseball players heaven. Cars have come to Cooperstown from everywhere for this week long tournament. I met children my age from all over the United states. I became friends with kids from Ohio, Illinois, California, I even met a player from Puerto Rico who barely spoke any english. The windows of everyone 's car decorated with the names and numbers of teams and players. Excited baseball teams spill from their Barracks and hustle toward the already crowded seating area. Festive music played over

    Read More

  • Baseball Quotes

    546 Words  | 2 Pages

    I see great things in baseball. It's our game-- the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill

    Read More

  • The Process of Baseball Season Preparation

    905 Words  | 2 Pages

    Baseball has always been America’s natural past time. Many fans love watching baseball but do not realize how hard it is to prepare for a season. Most fans think the players just show up on the first day. I think this belief is completely false. I feel that preparing for a baseball season requires much preparation. The preparation I use includes working on my swing, working out, and studying other people’s ideas on hitting. These steps are necessary for me to have a successful season. These steps have proven to be a valuable aid in helping me to prepare for the season. I believe these steps are the basic steps to becoming a great baseball player.

    Read More

  • A Personal Speech: My Love For Baseball

    1000 Words  | 2 Pages

    One diamond, four plates, nine players, a sweaty uniform, cleats, a bat, and a ball are the only things I’ve dreamt of since my first baseball practice when I was three years old. I remember the way it felt to smack the ball off of the tee and have everyone in the stands cheer and scream for me as I ran for first base as fast as I could and never wanting to leave the field even after it had gotten dark outside and all the field lights had been shut off. Baseball has been all I’ve ever wanted to do with my life from the very beginning. I can’t imagine doing anything other than eating, sleeping, and breathing the game of baseball. So when people ask me, “What are your plans after high school?” all I’ve ever known myself to say back was, “I’m not sure but it 'll have something to do with baseball.” With this being said, I have decided to be a baseball coach so I can pass down the knowledge I have for the game I love so much to people younger than me that love it just the same as I have and still do.

    Read More

  • My Life Of Playing Baseball

    1076 Words  | 3 Pages

    When I first started playing baseball, I didn't have many friends at all. I was fairly introverted, spending most of my time indoors. I read a lot and didn't bother talking to people because I had literature to keep me company. Then, I started playing baseball at age 8. I was in a completely new environment with people I didn't know, and I was terrified. However, everyone who was on the team(as well as my future teams) treated me with the same camaraderie that old friends would have. Needless to say, I integrated instantly. I was thankful for my choice in playing because I ended up making new friends for the first time in my life. I ended my first season of baseball with a whopping 9 new friends. As I stated before, baseball boosted my self-esteem. It allowed me to break out of my shell and have fun for once. I remember an old game from back in my third season of playing. I had the time of my life, better than anything I did. I had fun, I got my first official home run. The feeling was phenomenal, and I got cheered by my entire team as I ran to home base. I was 10 years old at the time. It helped boost my self-esteem, having helped win the game. Very few things bring me that feeling of glee I felt when I hit that first home run. When I quit at age 16, I felt a sort of loss. However, I was still able to continue on with my life as my friends were still there. My attitude towards life didn't change

    Read More

  • Descriptive Essay - The Baseball Diamond

    1487 Words  | 3 Pages

    Many people don't understand the point in playing baseball. Why would someone swing a stick, hit a ball, and try to get back to where they started before the ball returns? What pleasure is there in that? Why not participate in a sport like wrestling or track where there is an obvious level of individual improvement and therefore pleasure. Well, I play baseball because of the love I have for the sport, and because of the feeling that overwhelms me every time I walk onto a baseball field. When I walk onto a field I am given the desire to better myself not only as an athlete, but also as a person. The thoughts and feelings I get drive me to work hard towards my goals and to be a better person. The most relevant example of these feelings is when I stepped on the field at Runyon Complex in Pueblo, Colorado during our high school state playoffs in 2003. This baseball field will always be an important place to me.

    Read More

More about This I Believe Essay About Baseball

Open Document