Assignment 6- Nick Joseph

Three original prompts of interest to me are:
1. What are your favorite sports to play and watch? Which teams do you follow?
2. What would your perfect weekend consist of?
3. If you had the option of knowing when you would die, would you want to know?

For this entry, I will respond to the first prompt.  Since a young age, sports have played a major role in my life.  I have always enjoyed playing sports, as it is a fun and healthy way to spend time with friends and be outside. In the past, I have played baseball, basketball, and football.  I also ran cross country for a year.  I particularly enjoyed baseball, because this is a sport that I grew up around.  I also enjoyed basketball, particularly because each year my team was a group of my close friends and we knew many of the other teams in the league.  As I have gotten older, it has been harder to find time for organized sports- work and school have taken precedence.  Even still, I find ways to be around sports.  I golf frequently with friends and family.  In the past, I have worked as a little league baseball umpire.  Currently, I work at a country club in the golf department.  I love going to athletic events, as well as watching them on TV.  I follow UK basketball and football, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Dallas Cowboys.  Sports have taught me how to lose graciously and win humbly.  Without organized sports, there are many lessons that I may never have learned.