It’s said that people can learn a lot from sports. While I definitely agree with that, watching the film Friday Night Lights gives me more insight on this idea.

It’s true that we gain a lot from doing sports. Sports can make people happy, energetic and healthy. It’s also part of our lifestyle. Many people do sports regularly and enjoy their life more because of the happiness, fitness and relaxation. Rather than hanging out for dinner, more and more people might hang out doing sports together. Moreover, sports help people find friends sharing the same interest, motivating communication and sharing.

I might say that anyone who loves sports may reach the above conclusions but that’s not the only meaning of sports. While I do some recreational physical exercise for happiness, relaxation and  health, I can never classify myself into a sport person. I’m not professional and sports is not all of my life. Hence, for professional athletes, sports mean a lot more things. Take the film we watched as an example, which is football.

Being in a football team not only requires each individual to have good skills of playing football but also team work between team members, the strategy of playing against the opponents, mental stress from the audience, etc. There’s no doubt that everyone who joins the team should be really good at playing football. However, when in a game, players are largely affected not by their skills but by some outside factors such as points and response from the audience, either positively or negatively. Bobbie in the film is definitely a genius player but to some extent, his mental is not strong enough. He cares a lot about the result and also the public’s expectation. Hence, in the end he bears too much pressure and hurts himself. However, I’m still moved by his persistence and love for football and its understandable that he’s still in high school.

Watching Friday Night Lights before the Super Bowl is an unforgettable experience . This film seems to only focus on football but it actually applies to many situations in our life.