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The activity that I enjoy the most And how it contributes in my personal and professional life

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The activity that I enjoy the most

And how it contributes in my personal and professional life

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That activity is Basketball• Basketball is a

team sport that helps develop incredible skills which I have found essential during my life.

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• I started playing when I was 11 years old.• When I moved to Granada I started playing for

the CB Granada (1st National Division) Sub-14 team. I played there for 5 years total.

• With the CB Granada I won several Regionals and played 4 National Championships.

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These are the skills I learned

How to be a Team Player

To be Disciplined

Leadership

Time Management

How to deal with defeat

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How to be a Team Player• Every player wanted to make it to

the first team but in order to improve personally we had to improve as a team.

• We were 12 different players with different personalities but we learned how to push in one direction and how that would take us to our personal goals as well.

• Now, some of those teammates are my best friends.

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To be Disciplined• Just like in anything else, you have your ups and downs

during a season. You may play less or get injured or you may not see eye to eye with your coach.

• I thought of quitting several times during 12 years but I was taught not to give up and I think this is the most important lesson I learned from basketball: Keep working and goals will be achieved.

• I ended up playing in a professional league and finding in basketball a great way to disconnect whenever I need it.

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Leadership• Connected to being a team

player, leadership in a group is essential.

• I learned so much from my coaches and from my captains that now I have my own experiences that I bring to other groups when needed.

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Time Management• I used to practice 4 days a week and I had a game per week at

least.• Nationals & Regionals were a week long always in a different city

which led to missing several classes per semester.• I had to develop this skill at an early age and I had to sacrifice

my weekends in order to keep doing what I loved at the same time I studied to do well at school.

• Nowadays, I believe a manage my time really well and that, for example, gave me the opportunity to work part-time while studying at law school in the US in order to pay for the latest.

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How to deal with Defeat• I became really competitive

but we did not always win like in any other aspect of life.

• This was particularly hard for me but I managed to use it to keep improving.

• I end up learning more from the big losses than from the big wins.

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Conclusion• I do not play at that level

anymore but I believe basketball really made me the person I am today.

• I keep playing in a minor league with other experience players for fun !