This study surveyed the connection of empathy and self-esteem with active sporting. The subjects were 1,381 members of Finnish baseball teams between the ages of 8 to 16. The instruments used in testing the subjects were: (1) the modified Mehrabian & Epstein Empathy test (1972); (2) the Battle Self-Esteem Scale, Form B (1981); (3) the Coopersmith modified Self-Esteem Scale (23 items); (4) the Assertiveness Scale by Osborn & Harris (1978); (5) the Narcissism Scale by Emmons (1984); and (6) the Torrance Creativity Scale (Figural form). A questionnaire surveying interests and psychosomatic symptoms was also planned for the study. The findings indicated: (1) empathy as well as self-esteem and self-assertiveness seemed to increase statistically significantly with age; (2) girls were more empathetic and more sensitive than boys; (3) there were no differences according to sex in self-esteem; (4) the subjects became increasingly narcissistic and self-assertive but less sensitive with the years spent in active playing; and (5) no effect on total empathy scores was found, although self-esteem increased with the playing years. An analysis of these results is presented. (JD)