Bri

People don't play sports because its fun. Ask any athlete, most of us hate it, but we couldn't imagine our life without it. It's part of us, the love/hate relationship. It's what we live for. We live for the practices, parties, hotel rooms, long bus rides, ice, injuries, countless pairs of different types of shoes, water, Gatorade, & coaches we hate but appreciate. We live for the way it feels when we beat the other team, and knowing those two extra sprints, crunches, and time in the video room we spent were worth it. We live for the way we become a family with our team, we live for the countless songs we sing in our head while training all those hours. We live for the competition, the friends, the practices, the memories, the pain, and the thought that today could be our last day to play. It's what we are. It's who we are. WE ARE ATHLETES. And we wouldn't trade the world for the game we play. ..