As an athlete, I feel like many of my fears come down to validating the expectations others have set for me. Whether it is my parents telling me that I need to be working harder everyday, or coaches telling me that I am not playing enough. It is that fear of not meeting everyones standard. As much as I love my teammates, that is a standard that I also do not want to let down. Another fear is that I was babied in a sense in high school so what if I am not actually good enough to be playing at the collegiate level?
One of my fears of being athlete is disappointment. It’s a threat in so many aspects. Not only the fear of disappointing myself on the court, but within the views of coaches, your teammates, fans, friends, parents, and many more. Along with potential letdowns in the classroom, weight room, and nutritionally.
when you dedicate so much of your time and energy into your sport it becomes your life. its a huge part of you. i played year round from 5th grade up until college and whats never really talked about is the fear of what you’re gonna do when you’re not an athlete anymore. my career was ended suddenly by COVID so the time to process the “last game” “last practice” last everything was taken from me and i had to mourn all of that on my own (in quarantine of all things) . nobody talks about losing the routine, losing the teammates who you probably saw more than your own family members, the depression because your outlet is gone, seeing the pounds show up again on the scale etc etc…it all adds up and was honestly not fun to work through!! this was definitely something i worried about facing as an athlete then and still sadly deal with today every once in awhile even after years :( its hard to separate yourself from your sport.
One of my fears of being an athlete is not being good enough. Through our high school coaches would tell me i’d never make it to playing college sports let alone get a scholarship. Yet, I proved them wrong. In my culture women also don’t play sports so it was always seen as a waste of time and not an accomplishment. Ive dedicated thousands of hours to my sport and it’s what i love most in this world yet, it’s hard to feel like a disappointment to your family just for doing something that brings me job. I’m proud to say i’ve proven all these people wrong and continue to do everyday. That’s something that used to fear me as an athlete but today it’s something that drives me!
One of my fears as an athlete is how my self-image and self-perception will be after sports. It’s easy to validate your self image while playing sports because you are trying to look and be the best you can be to compete in your sport. After sports, I’m scared I might not have something to keep me in check. You also won’t have someone telling you to workout all the time, or even make your workout for you when you enter the gym. It’s going to be difficult to establish a routine to follow the mindset of working for yourself, and not a sport, which is what scares me.
One of my fears as an athlete is disappointing those around me. Whether it is my teammates or my friends and even my family. I feel like sometimes i am more caught up trying to do everything and work hard to please others, rather than doing it for myself. I think I also care too much about what others think of me. I have played my sport since I was 7 years old, yet I still get nervous when I go to play in front of a crowd. Messing up and doing something embarrassing is so scary for an athlete whether you are in middle school, high school, and even college. I need to learn to play more for myself and not worry about what others think.
I’m scared that I’ll never be good enough and I will fail. I struggle with this everyday since i tore my acl. I am trying to gain confidence everyday. I also fear that I will disappoint my parents, teammates, and coaches. I fear that they recruited me and I will never live up to their expectations.
As an athlete, I feel like many of my fears come down to validating the expectations others have set for me. Whether it is my parents telling me that I need to be working harder everyday, or coaches telling me that I am not playing enough. It is that fear of not meeting everyones standard. As much as I love my teammates, that is a standard that I also do not want to let down. Another fear is that I was babied in a sense in high school so what if I am not actually good enough to be playing at the collegiate level?
ReplyDeleteOne of my fears of being athlete is disappointment. It’s a threat in so many aspects. Not only the fear of disappointing myself on the court, but within the views of coaches, your teammates, fans, friends, parents, and many more. Along with potential letdowns in the classroom, weight room, and nutritionally.
ReplyDeletewhen you dedicate so much of your time and energy into your sport it becomes your life. its a huge part of you. i played year round from 5th grade up until college and whats never really talked about is the fear of what you’re gonna do when you’re not an athlete anymore. my career was ended suddenly by COVID so the time to process the “last game” “last practice” last everything was taken from me and i had to mourn all of that on my own (in quarantine of all things) . nobody talks about losing the routine, losing the teammates who you probably saw more than your own family members, the depression because your outlet is gone, seeing the pounds show up again on the scale etc etc…it all adds up and was honestly not fun to work through!! this was definitely something i worried about facing as an athlete then and still sadly deal with today every once in awhile even after years :( its hard to separate yourself from your sport.
ReplyDeleteOne of my fears of being an athlete is not being good enough. Through our high school coaches would tell me i’d never make it to playing college sports let alone get a scholarship. Yet, I proved them wrong. In my culture women also don’t play sports so it was always seen as a waste of time and not an accomplishment. Ive dedicated thousands of hours to my sport and it’s what i love most in this world yet, it’s hard to feel like a disappointment to your family just for doing something that brings me job. I’m proud to say i’ve proven all these people wrong and continue to do everyday. That’s something that used to fear me as an athlete but today it’s something that drives me!
ReplyDeleteOne of my fears as an athlete is how my self-image and self-perception will be after sports. It’s easy to validate your self image while playing sports because you are trying to look and be the best you can be to compete in your sport. After sports, I’m scared I might not have something to keep me in check. You also won’t have someone telling you to workout all the time, or even make your workout for you when you enter the gym. It’s going to be difficult to establish a routine to follow the mindset of working for yourself, and not a sport, which is what scares me.
ReplyDeleteOne of my fears as an athlete is disappointing those around me. Whether it is my teammates or my friends and even my family. I feel like sometimes i am more caught up trying to do everything and work hard to please others, rather than doing it for myself. I think I also care too much about what others think of me. I have played my sport since I was 7 years old, yet I still get nervous when I go to play in front of a crowd. Messing up and doing something embarrassing is so scary for an athlete whether you are in middle school, high school, and even college. I need to learn to play more for myself and not worry about what others think.
ReplyDeleteI’m scared that I’ll never be good enough and I will fail. I struggle with this everyday since i tore my acl. I am trying to gain confidence everyday. I also fear that I will disappoint my parents, teammates, and coaches. I fear that they recruited me and I will never live up to their expectations.
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