How Soccer Changed My Life

For the last 16 years, Earth has probably had a disastrous time dealing with me, David Antowan on Earth. Thankfully, I personally have not had too bad of a time growing into a loving family of 4 surrounded by tons of opportunities and blessings. Looking back, I have faced many different obstacles that I have been able to surpass thanks to the amazing environment I am continuously surrounded with. I tend to think of myself as someone who is extremely lucky and you will understand just why.

Ever since a little kid soccer has been everything for me. I watch professional teams play everyday on television, practice 4-5 times a week and go to the soccer field near my house whenever I am free. For about 5 years I played for Oakville A (Appendix 1) but I recently switched to Burlington OPDL to play at a higher level of soccer with better and older players (Appendix 2). Almost everything that happens during my everyday life revolves around soccer including the friends I have, the way I dress, and how I eat. I guess you could say I am obsessed with soccer but I like a number of other sports too! At the end of the day, anything that requires physical activity interests me whether it be something as simple as running or even walking.

On a typical sunny day, if I do ever have free time, I usually go to the field near my house to play soccer, but obviously there are many times where it’s either too cold outside or I may be too tired to do anymore exercise. As I said earlier, I watch a lot of different sports on T.V. and I tend to watch episode after episode of Spongebob as well. Other then that, the only time of the day where I separate myself from sports is when I am spending time with my family. Both my parents don’t have long hours at work so we tend to go out for food or entertainment very often whether it be a weekday or