Athletics is a business, and it’s a training ground for life. During my athletics career, I learned about teamwork, interacting with all kinds of people, the process of change, handling setbacks, building a team, and more. Whether you’re an athlete, parent, or business professional, you’ll find ways to apply these lessons to your life.
Life Lessons from Athletics: Teamwork
I was a junior at Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA, when we won the state basketball championship — a championship no one expected us to win. Two years prior, we’d only won four games the entire season, and now here we were, winning the state trophy. Despite the bevy of teams who were more…