Abstractive Ambitions of Athletes
Every athlete contains a unique idea in their mind that controls how they act when they play a sport. In sports, the actions that strengthen the body build a stronger mind, which creates a more superior and intelligent teammate. In my athletic life, I have encountered situations where I experienced conflicts with athletes who have distinct personalities. These distinct personalities contribute to how an athlete strengthens the body and mind, making certain types of athletes. Whether confronted about acting as a teammate or picking up an attitude, any athlete can positively or negatively affect the team by the way they pursue a sport. The cocky, non-serious, and dedicated athletes contain different levels of motivation and behaviors toward their respective sports.
When I step onto the court, field, or rink, I always search for the three types of athletes because I want to identify who I will play with. Easily spotted, the cocky athletes stand out the most. When their teammates watch these types of athletes during a play, they become very irritated at them because of their selfishness. Cocky athletes absolutely hate working as a team; they only care for themselves. By refusing to cooperate with other players, the lack of trust and camaraderie is readily apparent. They just want to display and improve their individual skills, without building team skills. Often perceived as the “ball hogs” in most sports, almost every player on a team does not like to play with them. They motivate themselves to become better players through negative methods of their playing abilities. Not only do cocky athletes hurt the team, but non-serious athletes do as well.
Similar to cocky athletes, non-serious athletes are relatively simple to come across in a sport. These athletes incredibly anger their teammates, especially if they play in a varsity level sport or higher. Non-serious athletes constantly joke around and do not work their hardest every second. It is one thing if an athlete jokes around occasionally, but these athletes joke too much, to the point where teammates cannot focus during practice. These individuals, often viewed as hobbyists rather than athletes, make it difficult to gain continuity within a team. In a varsity level sport or higher, non-serious athletes often become the teams most hated because they always have to be told to pay attention or to calm down. Non-serious athletes motivate themselves through childish play. The completely opposite type of athletes, serious athletes, highly disagree with every action of non-serious athletes.
My favorite type of athletes, who seek the betterment of the team versus self-glorification, appears to hide on a field. I strive to be this type of athlete, which is the dedicated athlete. A dedicated athlete’s main focus is not solely on them, nor is their individual performance, but it is driven towards the team as a whole. They treat their team as they do their family, with equal respect and dignity amongst each teammate. Dedicated athletes remain vastly hard to find today and aim to take their game to the next level with their desire to broadly improve team and individual skills. They work hard one hundred percent of the time. Dedicated athletes motivate themselves through hard work and consistent focus by stepping into their sport with a brilliant attitude to improve every day. They often earn the honor of a “role model” for the team. The dedicated athlete usually becomes the captain or leader of the team because their focus lies on the process of bringing athletes together to perform as one unit, not a group of individuals.
Athletes need to work together every second while spending time with each other. While athletic teams contain a collection of all three types of athletes, they can simply find ways to create effective team chemistry. They should adjust their motivations and behaviors towards each other if they wish to become better players and teams. On the field or off the field, athletes can improve their skills to become that dedicated athlete, the one who works hard through commitment and cares exceedingly about their team.
Every athlete contains a unique idea in their mind that controls how they act when they play a sport. In sports, the actions that strengthen the body build a stronger mind, which creates a more superior and intelligent teammate. In my athletic life, I have encountered situations where I experienced conflicts with athletes who have distinct personalities. These distinct personalities contribute to how an athlete strengthens the body and mind, making certain types of athletes. Whether confronted about acting as a teammate or picking up an attitude, any athlete can positively or negatively affect the team by the way they pursue a sport. The cocky, non-serious, and dedicated athletes contain different levels of motivation and behaviors toward their respective sports.
When I step onto the court, field, or rink, I always search for the three types of athletes because I want to identify who I will play with. Easily spotted, the cocky athletes stand out the most. When their teammates watch these types of athletes during a play, they become very irritated at them because of their selfishness. Cocky athletes absolutely hate working as a team; they only care for themselves. By refusing to cooperate with other players, the lack of trust and camaraderie is readily apparent. They just want to display and improve their individual skills, without building team skills. Often perceived as the “ball hogs” in most sports, almost every player on a team does not like to play with them. They motivate themselves to become better players through negative methods of their playing abilities. Not only do cocky athletes hurt the team, but non-serious athletes do as well.
Similar to cocky athletes, non-serious athletes are relatively simple to come across in a sport. These athletes incredibly anger their teammates, especially if they play in a varsity level sport or higher. Non-serious athletes constantly joke around and do not work their hardest every second. It is one thing if an athlete jokes around occasionally, but these athletes joke too much, to the point where teammates cannot focus during practice. These individuals, often viewed as hobbyists rather than athletes, make it difficult to gain continuity within a team. In a varsity level sport or higher, non-serious athletes often become the teams most hated because they always have to be told to pay attention or to calm down. Non-serious athletes motivate themselves through childish play. The completely opposite type of athletes, serious athletes, highly disagree with every action of non-serious athletes.
My favorite type of athletes, who seek the betterment of the team versus self-glorification, appears to hide on a field. I strive to be this type of athlete, which is the dedicated athlete. A dedicated athlete’s main focus is not solely on them, nor is their individual performance, but it is driven towards the team as a whole. They treat their team as they do their family, with equal respect and dignity amongst each teammate. Dedicated athletes remain vastly hard to find today and aim to take their game to the next level with their desire to broadly improve team and individual skills. They work hard one hundred percent of the time. Dedicated athletes motivate themselves through hard work and consistent focus by stepping into their sport with a brilliant attitude to improve every day. They often earn the honor of a “role model” for the team. The dedicated athlete usually becomes the captain or leader of the team because their focus lies on the process of bringing athletes together to perform as one unit, not a group of individuals.
Athletes need to work together every second while spending time with each other. While athletic teams contain a collection of all three types of athletes, they can simply find ways to create effective team chemistry. They should adjust their motivations and behaviors towards each other if they wish to become better players and teams. On the field or off the field, athletes can improve their skills to become that dedicated athlete, the one who works hard through commitment and cares exceedingly about their team.