A Smart Girl's Guide: Sports & Fitness. Therese Kauchak Maring

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      You

      learn that

      you can learn.

      Picture yourself playing your favorite

      sport. You may not remember, but there

      was a day when you’d never played it before.

      You had never, say, kicked a soccer ball—ever.

      But look at you now: You have skills! You

      learned a few things and then a few more.

      You’re still improving. Throughout your

      life, you’ll always need to learn—

      whether it’s skills for your

      career . . .

      I need to

      fix this Mars

      Rover, stat!

      . . . or to under-

      stand what’s going

      on in the world and

      solve problems.

      As president of

      the United States,

      here’s what

      I think . . .

      As an athlete, you understand it’s OK not to know everything at first,

      because you can learn. That translates to confidence and bravery.

      You learn to handle pressure situations.

      Races, games, matches—in sports, competition can equal excitement.

      There are bound to be pressure-filled situations, like when your team is

      down by one in the ninth inning and you’re up to bat.

      In solo sports you take on pressure, too. Imagine you’re surfing: You see

      the perfect wave forming, and you’re trying to position yourself to catch

      it before it’s gone. You learn it can be fun to conquer a challenge.

      That doesn’t mean you’ll never be worried or nervous. You learn to

      recognize nerves, take a deep breath, and face the task head-on.

      And a girl who’s ready to face a challenge with gusto instead of

      fear will go far.