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abusers. Now ask yourself, which person is more likely to care:
The average, everyday student or the teen athlete who has
painstakingly crafted his body for the field?
Sports aren’t easy. If they were, everyone would have a Super
Bowl ring or an Olympic medal. It takes real dedication to
hammer home a set of skills until you’re one of the best, and this
kind of “tunnel vision” experienced by athletes will allow them
to stay the course and resist any negative influences or peer
pressure that would derail them.
The simple truth about drugs, alcohol and even cigarettes
is that they’re all a replacement for something else. They all
answer some kind of need that the person isn’t seeing fulfilled
elsewhere. The only way to truly combat the temptation to
indulge is by giving people something else to live for.
These are only a few of the ways that athletic activity can help
someone resist or overcome a drug addiction. Not only will
sports make you a stronger, healthier and more self-confident
individual, but they can empower you to make good life choices
and reach your fullest potential without setbacks.
As for Josh Hamilton, the baseball player, he is now clean and
sober and years beyond any failed drug tests. Post-addiction,
he joined the Major Leagues, won the AL Most Valuable Player
Award in 2010 and has enjoyed success as an MLB All-Star five
times.
“Telling my story and getting it out there helps me stay clean,” he
told Esquire, adding, “I want to get across to kids that you can’t
expect to use drugs or alcohol and come back from it. You can’t
expect that.”
If the choice is sports or drugs, the answer seems clear.
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