All for the love of the game
nothing better than lazing under shelter away from the sun this afternoon w my bestfwen. it feels as if i would have undergone sublimation had i dared to take a step out into the blazing heat.. it was like record heat. spent the morning at kallang w teamies to accustom ourselves to the sand and we were helplessly sapped of all our energy, most spent to dispell heat than to play softball itself. too much sun for our own good. but all for the best for our semi finals tomorrow! it's crazy fast how time flies
the last few weeks I've been pondering over what it's like to be in a sport - some people ask, why so hardcore, it's only just a sport - well... even sometimes my dedication for it flickers but my love for the game never does. if you think about it around 1/5 of your life has been lived, if not spent doing the best you can in whatever you set out to do, then what. sometimes it's easy to lose purpose along the way I admit. as said above. i have been a champion in this trying to take up too many things at one go last time too. many times I have been distracted by other sports, being an outdoor lover - no actually 'adrenaline whore' encompasses it all much better - but being in softball for 5 plus years it became my aim around the 3rd year to prove myself by this final season in j2 to be a brilliant pitcher (fastest in the division too >), a batter undaunted by pressure/circumstance, and to enjoy the deep sense of accomplishment when the champion title is won. i've never said this goal aloud and of course im afraid of disappointment, I hate to fail in sport. but I'm proud to say I'm almost there hehe. sometimes it's really all about time and chance to show what you've got, but may time and chance happen to each of us all tomorrow and thurs :)
even if I don't perform up to my own expectation, I've got behind me this awesome team I've known since I was 13 :) i love you guys so much. all these memories retained till we all grow old. may all things go our way tomorrow I pray... amen
the last few weeks I've been pondering over what it's like to be in a sport - some people ask, why so hardcore, it's only just a sport - well... even sometimes my dedication for it flickers but my love for the game never does. if you think about it around 1/5 of your life has been lived, if not spent doing the best you can in whatever you set out to do, then what. sometimes it's easy to lose purpose along the way I admit. as said above. i have been a champion in this trying to take up too many things at one go last time too. many times I have been distracted by other sports, being an outdoor lover - no actually 'adrenaline whore' encompasses it all much better - but being in softball for 5 plus years it became my aim around the 3rd year to prove myself by this final season in j2 to be a brilliant pitcher (fastest in the division too >), a batter undaunted by pressure/circumstance, and to enjoy the deep sense of accomplishment when the champion title is won. i've never said this goal aloud and of course im afraid of disappointment, I hate to fail in sport. but I'm proud to say I'm almost there hehe. sometimes it's really all about time and chance to show what you've got, but may time and chance happen to each of us all tomorrow and thurs :)
even if I don't perform up to my own expectation, I've got behind me this awesome team I've known since I was 13 :) i love you guys so much. all these memories retained till we all grow old. may all things go our way tomorrow I pray... amen