My relationship with sport *

I think it’s safe to say that the vast majority of us will have some experience with sport at some point or another in our lives. From sports day at Primary School, to P.E lessons at High School, going to football matches with your Dad or even a career in the sport industry later in life. I have a long history with sport and in fact, this can be a pretty sensitive topic for me because back in Secondary School, my goal was to study Sports Science at University and then go on to be a fitness instructor or a nutritionist or something in the sporting industry. I loved sports, I loved P.E and I loved being active but unfortunately, life sometimes has other plans.

Going back to the beginning, I was never really into a lot of sports when I was younger and at Primary School and I was often that person that got whacked in the face when all the boys were playing football. I wasn’t and never did become a very good football player. But I still enjoyed being active. I loved my trampoline and would spend literally days on it.

I also enjoyed playing golf with my Dad; a mix of crazy-golf and even heading onto the “proper” golf courses every once in a while! I mean, I wasn’t any good. I was a scrawny little kid, probably in some sort of Disney clothing, playing golf with my Dad. We certainly didn’t look the part, not like those that take the sport very seriously. If that’s you and you want to look the part, Callaway Golf Clothing for the green will suit you up nicely!

Going into Secondary School, I started to enjoy sports and P.E more and more. We obviously had our compulsory P.E lessons that everyone had to do but by the time it came around to picking which subjects I wanted to do for GCSE, I found myself picking extra P.E. That would mean for the next 2 years, I would have double the amount of P.E which often involved some sort of sport, exercise or P.E theory every single day. And I absolutely loved it! I was also on the Tennis team and got to visit Wimbledon, did after school Badminton, Trampolining among other things.

So like I said, the plan was to go to University, study Sports Science and go from there but me, being the idiot I was, chose not to go to a college that ran P.E as an A Level I would have needed, instead deciding to stay at my school’s sixth form, not study P.E but at least I’d be with my friends. Good. Life. Choices. So, I spend the subsequent 2 years at A Level, miserable (and mostly drunk from the night before).

Shortly after finishing sixth form, I developed an anxiety disorder which I still suffer with so unfortunately, any plans of going back and studying to do what I really wanted to do have gone out the window. But before my anxiety diagnosis, I continued to go to the gym regularly. I went swimming and played Tennis or Badminton. I was incredibly physically active, I loved moving my body and I loved playing sports and games.

The actual mentality around sports is one I very much like. I like how it can bring people together, allows you to show your support and let out emotions. It’s supporting someone else’s dream and seeing what incredible creatures human beings are, to get to the very top of their field. To be in perfect physical fitness, to defy the odds and to follow their goals. Sport can be a very emotional thing.

And I learnt that a lot over the last few years, since being introduced to Motorsport by my boyfriend. He’s been a Motorsport fan since he came out of the womb so naturally when we got together, I noticed it more and more and became more intrigued and before I knew it, I was hooked. I never showed any interest into Motorsport before him, in fact I was one of those incredibly annoying and naive people that thought it wasn’t “really a sport”. My God how wrong was I.

Motorsport has brought me back to those same feelings I had when I used to play a lot of sport myself. It’s made me remember why I loved sport so much in the first place. I’m a massive Formula 1, DTM and WEC fan and I’m learning more and more about it all the time. I don’t have the 25 years experience like my boyfriend does – I’m still in the baby stages. And it’s so exciting. The photos above were from our visit to the DTM (a German touring car championship) in August and it was one of the best experiences. Being among all those people who are there for their shared love of sport. That’s pretty special.

What’s your relationship with sport? Do you play or watch any now? What are your favourites? Let me know!

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