What Sports Mean To Me Essay, Research Paper

Being a cheerleader in the summer of my sophomore year

gave me a new perspective about people and the stereotypes we

put on them. Before I started cheering, I always categorized

athletes who lived only for sports as being single- minded and I

valued more highly people with a more diverse of interests.

After cheering for two months and discovered that I was not

very good at it, I realized that sometimes it is necessary to focus

intensely on learning a new skill to excel. As a result of this

experience I have learned to respect my peer s that stand out in

cheering as well as in other sports and not necessarily in the

classroom. I no longer am committed in cheering but this

experience helped me to change certain values and to look deeper

into people before I judge.