As I shoot the ball into the net, I look over at my coach. She is smiling with a big grin. I think about all the times she has pushed me to be the best I can be and all the drills that we were forced to do. As I began my Soccer career as a freshman, I was one of the slowest runners on the team, but each year my coach pushed me to run faster. I am now one of the fastest players on the field because she taught me that hard work pays off. I have also learned that you have to think ahead to succeed in life and in soccer. My soccer coach taught me this when we did not want to do drills, but she knew that if we did them we could do very well. I am going to use this in my life when I am doing homework and do not know where to start. Throughout my
