Personal Essay About Being Athletic

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Being athletic
I’ve been athletic all my life. I liking being fit and ready to go! The one sport I really love is soccer. Soccer is played with 90% of your brain, and there is a lot of running. People started playing soccer when they were little. I’ve been playing soccer since 2009, that's 8 years ago. Soccer is my passion and it will always be. To be good at soccer you have to practice and practice. If you don’t practice at it then you won't get better at it. The part I play in soccer is called the midfield. A midfield is someone that has to do a lot of running. They have to run up and down the field. It’s a very hard job. When you get tired, your coach will sub you off. For example the team I play for is AYSO United. That's a comp team,

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