March Madness

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    Recently I have been watching a lot of March Madness. Filling out my bracket, rooting for my favorite team, Michigan, and watching basketball make March Madness lots of fun. However, by watching the games I learned a lot outside of basketball. 

    One of the big upsets has been Oral Roberts University advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. To do this, they beat Ohio State and Florida. No one thought they would make it this far but they overcame the odds of playing two difficult games and proved everyone wrong. This showed me that no matter what anyone says, as long as you believe in yourself anything is possible. 

    The second lesson I learned came from the Illinois vs Loyola Chicago game. Illinois was coming off a great season and had the number 1 seed and many people thought they could win the championship. However, Loyola Chicago beat them to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Even though you could see a lot of the Illinois players were hurt by this loss, it is important to remember they still had an excellent season. One bad game does not take away from many good games. Similarly, it is important for all of us to remember that having one bad day, where we don't finish our work, or eat unhealthy, does not take away from all the good days that we have. 

    When I was watching March Madness, I was just rooting on a team. I didn't expect to take anything away from the game. I now realize that there are lessons in everything we do in life and we can learn from them. 

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