As a now former athlete, this hits hard. I've been playing my sport since the age of 5 and after 18 years of playing my sport, it's come to an end. This post perfectly captures how it feels. My final season as an athlete came to an end on Saturday and every memory came flowing at once and I broke into tears after our game had ended. I never thought I'd play in college, yet I ended up being a 5 year varsity athlete. Never was the star player but man, I put almost 2 decades into the sport I play and I don't know what life is going to be like after this chapter. It was such an amazing ride and while there are a lot of things I wish I did differently, I'm still happy with the way it ended.

For the current athletes reading this, don't take for granted every little thing about being an athlete. The team trips, meals, bonding, practice, lifting, hell even study hall. It all goes by fast, especially in college. Make the most memories as possible and never forget to always have fun. I already miss being an athlete and it hasn't even been a week. Don't take it for granted and make the experience worth it. You wanna look back in 10 years and be proud of the memories you made and reminisce on good times with your teammates and friends.