Quotes like “You are the average of the people closest to you” and “Show me your 5 best friends and I know who you are” tell us that you both attract what you are, and also become what you surround yourself with. You are responsible for creating a supportive and positive group around you. Avoid deadbeats with no potential and interest in growth, no (matching) values and principles and who in short don’t match with the ideal of how you would like to live regarding your fundamentals. Details can of course differ and it’s healthy to have differences and discussions. One might like to play volleyball and the other likes to run, but the important fundamental value is that you both value sports and physical health.
You might find that over time, you outgrow some of your friends and you feel less connected to them in one or more areas. This is fine and normal. If some friends want to keep gaming many hours per day and you want to go out and socialise more, find new friends that more closely match your new goals and lifestyle. Don’t fully let go of your gamer friends, you might still want to play video games with them from time to time. Or maybe you want to continue playing basketball matches with them regularly, it’s just the gaming part that you don’t want to be part of anymore. You can still include them in your life for those activities, you just need other friends to fill in your new needs.