Nobody Taught Us to Quit

With spring officially being upon us, its officially baseball and softball season. Love love love the Phillies :). Make me real happy. April 1st :). I used to play softball and I used to love it. I decided that it wasn't worth it to play anymore. As I became older, it wasn't about the game as much. It was more about the politics and maybe college would have been different, but I decided to walk away. There have not been many moments where I think back and regret my decision.

I have still taken opportunities to be involved with the sport from umpiring to teaching. I've also played slow pitch every summer with my best friend, who is kicking ass playing up in Rhode Island. She hit her first two over the fence home runs of her college career.

I still go down to Walker Field and do my workout down there to get that feeling back that I had when I was a child. It's not that feeling about how much I love the sport, it's the feeling that everything is perfect. I have my friends and my family. I am happy and everything is going to be ok. But I have realized that I have other things give me that feeling. People, places, and little things. This is what they realized in the episode titled Nobody Taught Us to Quit and maybe that is why it's one of my all time favorites. Even though it was sad seeing the characters walk away from their dreams, you see them do it on their grounds and see that as they have grown up they have found things in their lives that are more important. They leave happy and realize they have a lot more living to do.

So, I am going to say that I walked away on my own terms. I love the sport and it is a big reason that I am the person who I am today. The sport has taught me many things about life that other people or things couldn't teach me. I will always owe the sport and someday hopefully pay back the debt that I owe.