A Little Thing Called Confidence

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
--Vince Lombardi


Everyone’s life is full of countless opportunities. All you need to do to take advantage of these opportunities is to grab the bull by the horn and give it your all. Of course, to do this you need a little thing called self-confidence. I never really had much confidence growing up, and then high school hit me like a banshee out of hell. When I realized where I was, I knew I needed some type of confidence to face my fears and survive. It all started the first day of my four year high school career.

“Why don’t you go out for a sport?” my mom asked to me the week before school started.
“Maybe, I replied,” as I shrugged my shoulders and clicked on the TV.

Today I should thank her for asking me that question four years ago, because it changed my life. I was reluctant to play any sports in high school but decided to play so I could make my parents proud. Of course, when I said I was playing f...