The Perfecting Stage

This week I'm not necessarily going to talk about something that we've learned in class, but reflect on things that we've done as a whole halfway through the 1st semester. Over the past 7-8 weeks, we have read a lot of passages and novels. Probably more than I have read throughout my 3 previous years honestly. But reading these books has developed my thinking and expanded my view of the world through literature. Many people say that to be successful in college you have to read, read, and read some more. Many of the most intellectual people on this planet attribute their success to their love for reading and I feel like in this class we almost have to love what we are reading because we are reading a lot of things every day and week. To connect this to sports,  I want to talk about how professional athletes have to love their jobs, even though its a sport. Just like the most intellectual people on this planet, the best athletes on this planet love the sport they play. They have to want to get better and become the greatest. For instance, lately in the news with the NBA season right around the corner, Lebron James has been talking to the media about what he worked on to improve his game over the offseason. Now, why would the best player in the world right now still be practicing and adding new attributes to his arsenal? It's all become of his knowledge and love for the game of basketball. James has said numerous times that he wants to "go down as one of the greatest players to play the game." To do that he has to be constantly getting better, even after his 10th season and 2 back-to-back NBA championships. There's always something to be fixed or corrected. Now take that back to reading; the smart people love to read because they are learning while they are reading. Reading helps build vocabulary and in some ways can help develop critical thinking which is key in today's world.