how sports save lives

i’ve seen it over and over:
sports save lives.

for some, it’s an escape from the streets.
for others, it’s the only structure they’ve ever known.
and for almost everyone, it’s more than just “a game.”

because when you step on the field, the court, the mat — you learn lessons that carry long after the final whistle.

you learn discipline.
you learn how to show up, even when you don’t feel like it.
you learn that talent gets you noticed, but consistency keeps you in the game.

you learn humility.
because no matter how good you are, there’s always someone better, faster, hungrier.
sports humble you and teach you to respect the grind.

you learn resilience.
you take losses. you fail in front of people.
but you also learn to get back up, dust yourself off, and go again.

and maybe most importantly, you learn about brotherhood.
about fighting for something bigger than yourself.
about carrying your weight so your team doesn’t suffer.

sports are why some people didn’t fall into addictions.
sports are why some people didn’t get lost to the streets.
sports are why some people found their identity before the world tried to sell them a fake one.

and i think that’s why sports are so powerful.
because they don’t just train your body.
they train your character.

they shape men and women who know what it means to fight with honor, to respect themselves, to respect others, and to keep going when life tries to break them.

not everyone becomes a pro athlete.
but everyone who truly commits to the game walks away changed.

so if sports are still part of your life, don’t take them for granted.
if they’re not, remember the lessons they gave you — because those lessons don’t expire.

discipline. humility. resilience. brotherhood.
those aren’t just “sports things.”
they’re life things.

and sometimes, when the weight of life feels heavy, i think back to those days.
to the practices, the games, the teammates.
and i realize: sports didn’t just give me something to do.

sports gave me someone to become.

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ethan and remy from intredis