Why Does Ivory Christian Have Relationship With Football And People

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Why does Ivory Christian have love and relationship with football and people? Christian loves the sport but hates the people that play in friday night lights. He lacks being a team he is very stubborn and loves to be independent he is also confused and lacking self esteem to be a good football player.
Ivory favorite position in football was linebacker but was moved to offensive guard.The move that the coach made devastated stated ivory , but didn't make him quit. The only reason he kept playing football is because he wanted to make his dad proud.He had already told his dad he was not going to play in college even if the offer him.His dad had played for odesse in the sixties so therefore he wanted his son to do better than him.
Ivory was confused

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