The Go To

The go to player, the person the ball goes to when the game is on the line, the person that steps up when his or her team mates need them the most! This player usually knows his or her role and knows that when the game gets out of hand, they are the ones that are called upon to keep the game close and lead their team to victory. In many situations, I have found myself as the go to person and in other situations I have found myself looking at others to step up. What I have learned as the go to person is that you may not know what you are doing, you may be scared out of your mind, and you may even not want to be the person others look up to, but for some reason you are! There were times where I loathed being the it player on the basketball court, it was easier to just give the spot to someone else. What personally got me to step up in tough situations is the fact that I am super competitive and I don't want to lose! With my competitive spirit in full swing the fears and the concern of all eyes on me fade away, and the game just comes to me. My role as the go to person in basketball has helped me in numerous situations in life. For instance my role in my family life sometimes required me to be the so called go to person at home. Raised by my father, there were times where he couldn't always be there, so I was needed to fill the void. There were times where I had to step up in cooking, take my sister to school, the doctor appointments, and practices. There are also situations in school that required me to step up. Many times "group" projects would turn into individual projects. It would be easy to say I'm only doing my half, but the reality was no matter who did what the grade would rely on both parts of the project. So in situations as such, I sucked it up and did both parts of the project. My competitiveness in life translates to competitiveness in the classroom and in order to compete in the classroom you have to have good grades. Another situation of being the go to person in "group" projects is when no one including myself understands the project or task at hand. It is very easy to give in to defeat and wait for other people in the group to step up. Instead of waiting I would have to step up in these type of situations and go to the teacher for help so that my group could get the project done. Whether it be on or off the basketball court, my experiences in sports have better prepared me for tough situations in life.