Hi, my name is Connor Corrigan. I am a junior at Naperville north high school. I play football and baseball there. I am a starting Defensive end for the huskies Football team and I am a pitcher for the baseball team. I have played football and baseball since I was in first grade. I have always loved playing sports. I played basketball from 2nd grade all the way up to eighth. When i was younger, I played for my school teams. I went to Saints Peter and Paul school downtown Naperville, IL. I have always started and tried to be the best at my position. I think I would have to say my favorite sport is football. My favorite professional sports team is the Chicago Bears, and for baseball the Chicago Cubs. I play travel baseball for an organization called the 29ers. We travel all over the country and play teams from all over in a variety of different tournaments. I am also a pitcher for that team as well as a right fielder. I would like to either play football or baseball in college. I think it would be a cool experience and keep me in shape. Sports for me is more than just a game though, it has shaped me to be a better person, and I’ve gained so many life lessons and life friends. I have  learned that in sports winning is not everything. We all have to work for everything and nothing is handed to us. I have also gained so many life long friends and learned so much from the sport, and them. I think the most important thing i have learned from the game of football is that it takes a team to win. We all have to work with each other and have each others backs if we want to overcome the challenge. It is a brother hood. The most important thing i have learned from baseball is that no matter how bad it gets, its never over. Perseverance and patience are things that I’ve gotten good at while playing sports. I think those two things can take you very far in life. There is nothing i would rather do then play football, baseball, soccer, basketball, any sport in that case with my friends or my team. I don’t play all those sports but if its in a competitive atmosphere and i am with my friends it feels like i do. I don’t know what i would do with out sports. My whole life revolves around sports. My school, what i watch on TV, movies, and so much more. Sports are a great thing in this world that we live in today and it has helped millions of kids makes friends, get them and their family’s out of bad situations, and many many more. Sports bring people together as one no matter what race or where you are from. I believe sports keep the world at peace to a point. I love sports and i think everyone else should too.