Talking about hobbies nowadays. We noticed that there is many differences between nowadays and the past. Nowadays there are many computerized and you know, playstations. So children are um. Not interested very much and going outdoors to play. However, when I was a child, there is no entertainment methods but going outdoors to play football, running and I remembered especially talking about elementary schoolw I remember that my sport teacher notice that I have the ability to run for large distances. This is the first thing that embarked me and um. It was impressive that I can run for long distances. So you can say he discovered this hobby and me and he sparked the first step for me. After that I used to play football and go on to run. But I exploited this hobby when I was playing football to, you know, playing as attacker or striker to scoring more goals depending on the speed that I had when I was a child. Nowadays I’m um. Not really focusing on improving or practicing any hobby related to my childish hobbies. But every week I go to the gym for running and exercising and I run almost three to 4 km every week.
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Talking about hobbies, there's a big difference between now and when I was a kid. Nowadays, kids have so many electronic options like video games and computers. They don't seem as interested in going outside to play. But when I was a child, there weren't many entertainment options besides going outside. We played football, ran around, and had a blast. I remember in elementary school, my sports teacher noticed I had a knack for running long distances. That was the first time I realized I had this ability, and it was pretty impressive to me. He basically discovered this hobby in me and sparked my interest. After that, I continued playing football and running. I even used my running ability to my advantage in football, playing as a striker and scoring goals thanks to my speed. Nowadays, I don't really focus on improving or practicing any of my childhood hobbies. But I do go to the gym every week to run and exercise. I usually run about 3 to 4 kilometers each week.
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