questions about ourselves

At what point does the pursuit of a sport become too much? At what point does the pursuit of improving a portfolio while a teenager become too much? At what point in the betterment of our status or our athletecism does it become too much? At what point does the pursuit of a scholarship over the pursuit of spiritual growth become a test of our faith in What God can / will provide? If we take the many opportunities for us to better our faith and act on those instead of trying to better our selves, would our lives become better anyway? What does bettering our selves get us when it is our faith that needs to be improved? When does the pursuit of self become sin? At the beginning.