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In this fast-moving world of school, with projects, tests and piles of homework, we can get overwhelmed easily. Throw in drama of relationships with friends and family and get can get even harder. However, I find that a great way to relieve anxiety and stress is to join athletic teams. It takes your life and put it on pause. It is great because it can make you forget about all your troubles and worries. Sports also teach you vital virtues like teamwork, trust, faith, love, and heart. It helps you also build friendships. There are so many people whom I am friends with now, and I never would have been friends with them if not for athletics. The greatest thing about these relationships is they are different then others, almost stronger and longer lasting, because you have won, lost, laughed, and cried with these people. I think that is one of the benefits of playing sports from a very young age. Athletics, no doubt, made me the person I am today.