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As I looked through the old videotapes on my shelf, my eyes fixated on one tape that wasn’t labeled like the rest of them were. I pulled it off the shelf, popped it in the tape player, and leaned back on my couch. Play. The tape started off with younger me running around a grass field attempting to kick a soccer ball further than a couple of inches. Every time the ball left my feet, my eyes would light up and a small laugh would escape my mouth. There would be instances where I would kick the…

Soccer is my favorite sport because it just gets your heart racing and the idea of the game is to try to score on the other team in their goal. Most people who have been playing it their whole lives will tell you that it’s not easy but it will take some practice. It can be really fun if you put your mind into the game and don’t get distracted. Soccer is known to be the best known sport in the world depending where you’re from most people will tell you that soccer is their life because just…

In the U.S the fastest youth growing sport is soccer (2009 para.1). Soccer is a hard sport in several ways. Soccer is a sport that involves remembering the positions, and ways to kick, and these are all demonstrated by Alex Morgan. What is soccer? Where and when was soccer discovered? Soccer is “a game played by two teams of eleven players with a round ball.”(2015, Para 1). Furthermore, soccer has been around about the 1850’s (2015. Para. 4). Soccer is a hard sport because it involves…

My name is Joel Damon and I am from Guyana. I love playing sports and I try to learn new ones every day. I am even learning how to play American football and I am loving it. My favorite sports is football which is called soccer in America. The reason why it’s my favorite sport is because ever since I was about 5 years old, some of my friends would play the sport in front of my house and I would always want to go and play but my mother would never let me go play with them. As I got older I was…

Next year I would like to be the Senior Class President because. This past year I was in ASB for the first time ever as the Junior Class Vice President and I enjoyed every minute of it. However, throughout the year I realized that next year I want to do a more difficult job, which has lead me to go one step higher by running for the Senior Class President. I personally work really well with other people, I have been on a soccer team since I was in the 6th grade so I know what it takes to work…

It is that time for graduation. Standing in the yellow cap and gown waiting for your name to be called up to get the diploma. Seeing your parents' faces glow up when your name is called. It seems that there smiles can light up the whole room. Remembering all of the memories that happened in 8th grade. Thinking to yourself… Did I leave a good legacy behind? Was I nice to all my teachers and show them my hard work? A legacy is the way people will remember you. The way I want to be remembered is…

I play soccer. Anyone who knows me, knows this. In high school, I have often been labelled as an athlete only. Some see me as a goofy, arrogant, jock; however, I do not believe a student-athlete who achieves a 3.75 GPA can be defined so narrowly. My identity, interests, and talents are heavily influenced by soccer, but I am much more than a central midfielder. As a result of my confidence, especially on the soccer field, I am often misunderstood and seen as having it all together. Some see me as…

Imagine you are walking past a girl. She is sixteen years old with blonde hair, small/short frame and brown eyes. The only other information you can recall about her is that she is a cheerleader. You probably already have a first opinion on her, right? Stereotypes would say she is a “stupid blonde”, “ a prep”, or a “typical white girl”. You make these judgements and assumptions about a girl you don’t even know. Now imagine what I, the writer, look like. You don’t see the same girl…

“We are going to Mount Olympus!” dad said My dad brings me to Mt. Olympus every summer. We always go when Adidas has their Big Tent sale. We always go because my brothers need shoes for soccer. This time my older brother Korbin didn't go with us. He was at a soccer game up in Racine. Korbin is on a travel team for The Lakers. So you could say he is picky about his shoes. The first day we arrived was a day when could we put our stuff away and just relaxed. I was putting my clothing away and…

“Hi Malcolm, I’m Coach Spear, and I’d like you to consider playing soccer at Davidson.” I had played the “beautiful” game of soccer for as long as I could remember, starting in an organized league at the age of three to be exact. An invitation to play as a team member in a highly regarded college soccer program was the culmination of hundreds of league games, dozens of travel tournaments, and too many practices to count. The idea of attending such a prestigious college and having the opportunity…