Soccer, football, futbol, the beautiful game. Whatever you call it it is a pastime that millions upon millions upon millions of people love and enjoy. So what sets me apart? Why should I take the time to write about how much I love soccer and how it is apart of me? I would challenge you that the answer is in the question. This sport is one that I cherish with all of my heart and carry an incredible passion for. Soccer is an absolutely critical part of my life that I have played, coached, and desire to coach as a profession one day. I simply could not apply to a college without mentioning how influential soccer has been and is to me. Soccer is a sport I’ve been playing since the meager age of four. Ever since I can remember, I have had a ball
Over the years, soccer has changed me as a person. I love thinking back at the great memories I had playing soccer. I plan to never stop playing soccer. Hopefully, I will play on the club team at Shippensburg and never give it up. This was one of my most memorable moments in my life playing soccer. Through soccer I made friends, learned how to be a team player and helped me bring my family closer together. If it wasn’t for soccer I wouldn’t be who I am today and I am very grateful for this.
After four years of a new team every season, I went into my first practice of my fifth soccer season expecting the same to be true. Play on this team for one year and then be randomly placed on a different one the following year. Little did I know this team, especially the coaches, would leave a lasting impact on my life. I gained an invaluable support system that has stuck by my side for an upwards of nine years.
There were several factors that played into why I chose to attend Truett-McConnell. I have played soccer since I was five years old and ever since I started I had a dream to play college soccer. My dream was to play soccer at Samford University in Birmingham, AL. My aunts, uncles, both grandparents, mom, dad, and now older brother have all attended Samford. Going there would have been fantastic but God had other plans for me.
Elie’s identity changes throughout the story of Night by Elie Wiesel as he loses his childlike naivety and becomes aware of the harshness of the world around him due to the atrocities he faced during the holocaust. Wiesel uses internal monologue to show how from page 32 Elie’s identity is naive and innocent, as he has lived a sheltered life with his family thus far. However, as the book progresses, Elie is forced into dangerous and uncomfortable situations as a result of the Holocaust. On page 61, he becomes wise and conscious of the atrocities around him. When Elie is first taken to the internment camp at Auschwitz, he refuses to believe it’s real: “No.
I played soccer since I was seven, as of the last few years I played at a very high level. I have represented Ohio South two times at a regional showcase, I have been invited to participate in a camp in Manchester, England and attended the camp twice. Also last Season for the Newark High School soccer team I was named first team all league and third team all central district. Soccer was the first sport I truly loved to do, I wanted to be the best. I work hours upon hours to master whatever part of the game I wanted to improve on. Soccer has taught me to have a great work ethic, and that mentality came when I was cut from the state team the first time I tried out. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me, I was destroyed, and I thought I was not good but I knew I could do better. The next year I worked, I got bigger, stronger, faster, my soccer I.Q. was higher;therefore, overall I was a much better player. The result of that work, was that I made the team, but not only, I made the starting line up. After that I knew I could accomplish anything I put my mind to.
Scorching sun, dry air, chasing after a simple ball. The sport of soccer is an action that has caused a major influence on my identity. The simple, but thrilling sport was introduced to me when I was 6 years old, and since its introduction it has influenced me in many ways.
We all have symbols that mean a lot to us in life. I definitely have some symbols that mean a lot to me in my life. All these symbols have a meaning behind them. My symbols are a heart, music notes, a pair of open hands, a paw print, a soccer ball, and a paint brush. These are all symbols of who I love, family and dog for example. My passions, the soccer ball and paint brush for example.
Wherein a sport lies it’s value? Does it only exist in the final score? Are its benefits only reaped when your will beats your competitor’s, when you win? Or does it instead come to fruition in the lessons and experiences gained? In my biased opinion, victory is the least important aspect of any sport. I believe that sport, especially football, teaches so much more than just how to win. Football has developed in me hard work, commitment, and belonging much greater than I could’ve gained through any other after-school activity.
There are many sports out there in the world that people as I, love and have passion for. Many don’t like getting hurt while participating in a physical sport neither does me but if you love it nothing else will matter. Yes, they will lead you to pain and even broken bones but that also won’t stop you from getting up. I know one thing, playing a sport will make you strong from the inside and the outside, such as soccer does for me.
The definition of soccer: “A game played by two teams of eleven players with a round ball that may not be touched with the hands or arms during play except by the goalkeepers. The object of the game is to score goals by kicking or heading the ball into the opponent 's ' goal.” When I think about the thing I’m most passionate about, soccer pops into my head right away. Soccer represents more than just a game to me. The sport gives me an outlet distract me from the real world, it taught me to overcome a battle that shaped my character, and my teammates bring out the best in me.
While playing soccer through the years, I have learned the importance of being a team player, a leader, and to think outside the box.
The amazing game of soccer is played in every continent, and is the world’s most popular sport. It is proven to be one of the number one sports to be played and watched. Because its fans and players are so devoted, the sport continues to grow. Requiring only a ball and open space, the activity is available to anyone, whether rich or poor, male or female, athletic or not. Over the years, soccer has won the hearts of many because of its unique history, many benefits, and notable achievements.
How many times have you compared yourself to someone else? The answer to that question is probably countless times and rightly so because we as humans have a natural tendency to do so. We try not to judge others but in some ways we subconsciously do this to improve and feel better about ourselves. This idea goes hand in hand with the highly competitive world we live in today, which now more than ever before forces us to be extremely competitive in order to advance in society. When I was in grade 8 I started playing soccer and during my first 2 years I was a timid little boy with a passion for playing soccer.
As the crowd begins their chants and anthems, the teams take their places upon the pitch. The ground is shaking underneath you and smoking flares are lighting up around the stadium. Welcome to the world of football. Soccer has become a way of life for many and an escape from reality. It is the game for any class and will steal your heart with the art that comes with it. Soccer isn’t just a sport, it is a religion many follow, but most importantly it brings masses around the world together. We call this, the Beautiful Game. If this claims to be the most popular sport around the world, why is soccer not considered a big sport and why has it never caught on in America?
Soccer is an integral part of my life. Every Monday and Wednesday, my friends and I play after school. Besides learning footwork from our coach, we also inculcate the importance of good ‘work ethic’, in every game we play, from him. Today, we are a team to reckon with because we put in game-time intensity in every match.