Do you know anyone who plays both chess and basketball? I do both and I use Grit to become better at them both. I also use grit for working out, which is part of preparing for basketball. My life success is dependent upon using grit, which requires perseverance, passion, and not giving up.
First off, I have shown grit through perseverance, and this is one of the first steps to having and exercising grit. Firstly, I have shown grit through perseverance through the weights class I used to be in. For instance, in just nine weeks, I was able to improve my max bench pressing weight from 100 lbs. to 150 lbs. Therefore, I went from a low max to a decent max especially for my size at the time, and now from putting in my own time, my max is 205 lbs.,…show more content… Specifically, when I make a bad move or blunder or even just losing to player I have beaten before, I get really frustrated because of how much I love playing chess. Thus, one time my friend Matthew had to remind me that it was just a game, because I made a few really bad moves in a row, and dropped the “F” bomb. Secondly, I have shown passion just by the fact that I have improved a lot. For Example, I used to play in bad chess tournaments with low rated players who were usually well below average, and I would lose those tournaments. Therefore, I used passion and grit to play more often and play better players and spend time studying chess openings, to the point where I am now, I usually win tournaments now, and when I lose I usually finish second or third, in tournaments with well above average rated chess players. (Average is usually about FIDE: 1200 rating, whereas mine is about 1520ish as of this morning). Thirdly, showing grit through passion even goes as far as not giving up. For example, just this weekend I was playing chess with Matt, and I gave him a free knight. Most people would have resigned in my position, but I decided not to, and I ended up winning with a very impressive “pawn storm”. Therefore, instead of giving up, I got more playing experience during the game and ended up causing him to be the one to resign. For all of these reasons, I clearly use passion
