People don't play sports because its fun. Ask any athlete, most of them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life w/o it. Its part of them, the Hate/love relationship. It's what they live for. They live for the practices, parties, cheers, long bus rides, invitational, countless pairs of diff. types of shoes, water, Gatorade, & coaches you hate but appreciate. They live for the way it feels when you beat the team next to you by 1 pt. in overtime, & you know those two extra sprints you ran in practice were worth it. They live for the way you become a family with your team. They live for the competition, they live for the friends, the practices, the memories, the pain, its who they are. It's who we are. WE ARE ATHLETES.