EP2: Does Basketball Actually Develop Virtues?

Do human beings truly develop virtues, morals, and spiritual qualities through playing the sport of basketball? Or is basketball just a trivial pursuit and waste of time? In Episode 2 of "Elevated Conversations" I explore the Baha'i Writings; the reflections of the inventor of basketball, James Naismith; as well as my own personal experience to share how we can practically develop virtuous qualities through the sport of basketball. 5 Virtues I've developed through playing basketball: Excellence Truthfulness/Reconciliation Encouragement Humility Contentment 5 Virtues we can understand through the metaphor of basketball: Spiritual Initiative Spiritual Agility Spiritual Accuracy Spiritual Skill Spiritual Muscle Memory References Basketball: It's Origin and Development by James Naismith https://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Origin-Development-James-Naismith/dp/0803283709 Muscular Christianity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_Christianity The Virtues Project https://virtuesproject.com/ Baha'i Quotations on Virtues Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Wisdom http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/TB/tb-10.html Gleaning from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/gwb-134.html Paris Talks of `Abdu’l-Bahá' http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/PT/pt-56.html