Soccer: My Entire Life's Obession
I’m in love with soccer. There is nothing more relaxing than grabbing a bunch of friends, a ball and heading to a field to play for hours on end. When I was 3 years old, I received my first soccer ball and it became one of my favorite toys in the world. I would wear a lot of soccer jerseys growing up but also just grew to fall in love with the sport itself. It consumed me. Nothing was more important that playing on that field. Nothing. I remember it pretty clearly but when I about 10, I missed a very important game because we had school on a Saturday. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was letting my teammates down and that I have helped them if I was there. Fortunately, they won and that feeling went away but my desire to stay on that field for as long as possible never wavered. I joke with my mom about it now but I would always play with injuries and never gave myself a break. I tell her that it’s the cause of most of my pain now in my ankles. I love the anticipation of a bi...
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