Actually in my past I wanted to become a cricketer. It is a sport of cricket and it is very popular in India. So when I first started playing it in my high schools it was so much fun to play around my friends and even I joined my academy. I used to play for clubs for 1 or 2 years but after that due to the academic pressure and parental pressure they told me about you should focus more on your career rather than playing sports etc. So I had to leave it because it used to take 4 hours from my day and it needs a great amount of fitness. You just can’t take any diet or without doing exercise you just can’t play it according to your will. Otherwise it would be losing the potential of your whenever you play that and I didn’t achieve it because it was my dream but due to these things I can’t achieve it and I still think about playing it. I played for my hobby but I don’t play professionally now and I do feel sometimes that I regret the decision that I should have focused on playing this sport. However I got my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed in 3 or 4 years previously. I diagnosed with my rheumatoid arthritis but that way I feel better about that because I didn’t choose that career because it needs a great level of fitness. Due to my disease I can’t play to my potential.
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Actually, in my past, I wanted to become a cricketer. It is a sport that is very popular in India. When I first started playing it in high school, it was so much fun to play with my friends, and I even joined an academy. I used to play for clubs for one or two years, but after that, due to academic pressure and parental pressure, they told me I should focus more on my career rather than playing sports. So, I had to leave it because it took four hours from my day, and it requires a great amount of fitness. You can't just take any diet or play without exercising; otherwise, you would lose your potential whenever you play. I didn't achieve it because it was my dream, but due to these circumstances, I couldn't fulfill it, and I still think about playing. I played for my hobby, but I don't play professionally now. I do feel sometimes that I regret the decision and think I should have focused on playing this sport. However, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis about three or four years ago. I feel better about that because I didn't choose that career, as it requires a high level of fitness. Due to my condition, I can't play to my potential.
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