Sports had always been a part of my life and I had been sporty ever since I was a young girl, bordering on being gangly and boyish. I grew up among a physically competitive and demanding family and we had always been driven to do our best in everything we do especially in sporting activities and competitions. My brothers are exceptional basketball players and they are the best around our neighborhood, dominating pick-up games and local tournaments around the city. But for me, I love soccer and I am quite adept and skillful in playing with other kids in our local football field. But my most favorite sport is hockey, both on the streets and on the ice. When I am done writing essays and assignments for school, I pick up my stick, grab a puck, put on my roller blades (or skates) and I head out and play with my friends.

My fascination with hockey can be attributed to the physicality and competitive edge of the sport. As we bang our bodies against each other and as we score hard-earned goals and cheer wildly, we celebrate our scrapes, bloody wounds and bruises as signs of our competence, battle scars if you will. But what I don't approve of is the unsportsman-like attitude of professional hockey players that we see on TV. Hockey had been put into a bad light many times because of fights that erupt because of brutal body checks and tackles that are for the NFL. We always see players slugging it out against each other after a few hits and this unglorious spectacle can be detrimental to fans around the world especially kids who idolize their favorite players as they strive to immitate their actions, and sadly, also their wild antics.

And so I vowed that children around our town will enjoy their favorite sports and at the same time learn the spirit of camaraderie, brotherhood and sportsmanship sans the violent and ungraceful side of sports. When I am not contributing to essay writing services and studying for exams at home, I organize Little Leagues for different sports and I even coach a soccer and hockey team for young girls. And in our events, we don't put that much value on winning because we have a different goal . What we stress and try to ingrain in the minds of the young children is the true value of sports, having fun and making friends. With that kind of vision, everybody is a winner.