Comparing Inspiration And Soccer's Influence On My Life

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Inspiration comes to all of us in many different ways.In my life, there have been many people and things that have a big impact on me. For instance, soccer is one important thing in my life. I have played soccer for almost eleven years, so it has been there most of my life. Even though soccer is such important to me. But there's just one more thing that has influenced me more than soccer or anything else in my life. It has to be my mom. She is one of those people that have made such a massive impression on my life.

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