Body shape an unpalatable excuse for sports

Mariselle Stofberg
Ceciliana Shekunza

People usually say that sports depend on the body structure and living standards of a person. All aspects in life have challenges and this includes sports. The kind of people and lifestyle a person is exposed to determines the thoughts and attitude towards sports.

Chade Uahindua, one of the most active students in Amazing Kids Private School and Academy has proven to be the most aspired and inspired student through sports. She says that she never used to specialize in sports and she thought that it was useless. The types of people she interacted with depreciated her negative thoughts. She grew into an intrepid teenager looking forward to a better lifestyle through sports.

Uahindua is extremely energetic in all kinds of sports activities. She plays soccer for the school and she is very active in every school programs. She recently qualified for the under seventeen girl’s national team. This was made possible by her parents that kept on encouraging her to be vivacious when doing sports. She was the only one selected from the school as a result of determination and perseverance.

Nowadays, it is very difficult to balance the time between sports and academics. Education is known to be the key to success but does not determine an individual’s future. Hence, Uahindua has made it her priority to divide her time equally and pay equal attention to sports and academics. She has successfully managed in this lifestyle as a teenager but as she is growing the food on her plate is as well increasing.

She thought that she was too big to partake in sports and her thoughts were the prominent contributor to her downfall as a teenager. Not all people know about the hidden talents an individual has and it is indeed dejecting when people criticize abilities due to body shape.

Uncle Kangala, the Sports Coordinator, has been one of the main contributors to Uahindua success. Uahindua further added that, with Uncle Kangala by her side she knows that she can do anything in sports. She says that it takes hard work, commitment and one has to swallow their pride when doing sports.

In essence, God has installed vast opportunities in every aspect of life. It is not noteworthy to judge characters based on body shape. An individual has to associate themselves with people that share the same ambitions and attitude towards life in general.