It teaches you honesty, acceptance, sportsman spirit and teamwork.
Being a student-athlete will make you feel like an allrounder, thus increasing your self-confidence. An athlete will also build physical strength and perseverance while practicing drills for the sports event.
Being a student athlete almost forces you to be social from the beginning and helps to establish life-long friendships and relationships. Being a college athlete also prepares one for the real world and life after college.