I started playing baseball when I was 5 years old. From the start of playing ball I believed that winning was the only thing that mattered and I often related sports with nothing but fighting and controversy. I had these feelings because it was drilled into my head that it was important for me to be good. With pressures like that it becomes hard to just play and enjoy the game. Many children grow up with pressures to be perfect from parents and coaches which cause them to resent sports. I believe the competition aspect of sports shouldn’t be a major focus until a later age, possibly 12 years old. If a child isn’t able to learn and just enjoy the game before he or she has to worry about the pressures of competition many children will grow up to hate sports.