Something that I am very passionate about is football. Growing up I played many sports, but I always knew that football would take me the furthest. I use social media a lot when it comes to sports in general. When it comes to football, I use multiple social media platforms. If I am looking for highlights of a game I would just go to Instagram because I know for certain that I will find it there. I also use twitter a lot for football. For me twitter is like a news channel. Anything that you may be looking for can be found on that platform. Even though I can watch highlights on twitter as well, I use it to check on what is going on with football. I use it to find out rankings, who is playing well and who’s not, what players have been added to the COVID-19 list, Ncaa football power rankings and more. I would say the person that inspires me has to be Patrick Peterson. He is one of the top players in the NFL year after year. Patrick Peterson is a person that I follow on both Instagram and twitter.
A few months ago, the pandemic put everything on hold therefore I was not able to practice. Everything was put on hold until things became clear as far as the guidelines that should be followed to play football. Usually, I practice everyday but during the pandemic, I had not done anything for a good three months which was the longest I have been away from the sport I love. I think it made an impact on my life because it made me cherish the game of football and understanding that it can be taken from me at any moment. Due to that, I try my best to give it my all regardless if it is in practice or a game. I think that this is something I can use to contribute to a social movement because even though not everyone cares about sports, there are some people who are in love with sports. If there is anything that I can do, I believe I can make a difference when it comes to other football players. In fact, I think I can make a difference between athletes in general. I think I can make a difference by emphasizing what sports mean to them.
A lot of people may be lost in this world if it was not for sports. Sports have given people opportunities of a lifetime therefore they should never take it for granted. With that being said, I believe that I can start a movement on social media that shows the significance of sports and what it means for some people. Additionally, I will encourage people to give it their all because they never know what can happen. We were not expecting COVID-19, but it came and took away things that people love. Football was put on hold, basketball was put on hold, and boxing was put on hold. These are sports that people have worked hard their entire life for.
