Preface

The theme of the following poems and songs you are about to encounter is the deeper meaning of sports. On the surface, a sport is an event played between competitors, in which one tries to outdo the other in some skilled event. There is much more to the game than this. The themes the following pages attempt to teach you can be applied in both sports and life. There are numerous qualities one gains from playing a sport that can take him/her very far. This is why I have chosen this theme. I want people to understand how much the game means to an athlete, and how the love of the game never actually goes away. 

I attempted to group the poems and songs by their themes. I was an athlete who played many sports growing up, so I used several different types of sports. However, the lessons learned from these people can be applied to any athlete who played any type of sport. They can also be applied to any goal one wishes to achieve. I hope you enjoy.