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My first time attending a professional soccer game was an exhilarating, passionate, and emotional experience; it was life-changing. The blissful euphoria I felt after attending my first match confirmed just that. When daydreaming, it is usually this nostalgic, vivid event that replays through my mind. Having the luxury of being already infatuated with the sport of soccer made it easier to immerse myself into the experience I was about to absorb. The sight of the glorious Rio Tinto stadium, the…

Pele is an extraordinary soccer player. The best that has ever lived, and the best that will ever live. He is the Michael Jordan of soccer, or the Vince Lombardi. He was born on October 23, 1940 in Santos. Brazil. Pele grew up playing soccer in his neighborhood with his friends and they called themselves “The Shoeless Ones.” At the age of 15 he began playing for the Brazil International Soccer Team, as their striker. It took a few months for him to get in some games but once he was on the field…

Switching Spots with Cristiano Ronaldo Switching spots with Cristiano Ronaldo would be amazing. He is a professional soccer player who plays for Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team. He gets paid 79 million dollars a year. He lives a life of money, cars and soccer. He has a son named Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. He is the best soccer player in the whole world. Cristiano Ronaldo plays the sport of soccer. Soccer is my favorite sport and arguably the best sport in…

When playing sports, adversity can come at any moment, yet it was one specific game that made me realize that anything can really happen. During the summer of 2014, the soccer season was starting to wind up and things were coming to a close. Sitting at the top of the league were Juventus Y, they had not lost a single game, nor tied one. They were guaranteed to win the league and were thought to be undefeatable. Most players later went on to become the core of Team Alberta. Victoria, the club I…

When examining popular culture in society, it’s safe to say that it pervades a person’s life in different manners with different effects. In America, popular culture can be used as an outlet for assimilation and integration into society, especially by immigrants who are just arriving to this country. This is evident through my parents, who arrived from both Colombia and Peru in the 1980s, having no knowledge of what American culture nor American popular culture was. Throughout the last 20 years,…

“And the ones who are on the team are Katie, Ava, Ella, Lily, Emma, Bella, Ashley, Nicole, Jenna, Maddie, and Olivia.”. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the best day, it was the most amazing day. It was the day that I, Olivia Davis, made the varsity soccer team. I was so excited! "Yes, I did it!" I yelled out in my head. I had worked so hard for this. The other girls were the best in the school, and I was on their team! I was as happy as a clam. I was on top of the world. Then,…

This I believe essay Soccer, my most favorite sport in my life. I believe to never give up in life. Say that if your going on a run your teammate passes you the ball and the other team gets it. You work your hardest to get that ball back. When you do get the ball you feel accomplished. So NEVER give up. When I was about 12 years old my soccer team (kaos) went to manhattan kansas, kaos has been to this tournament before ,but never made it to the top 3. This time kaos was more trained to do it…

Not many people in the world can say they were one of the best soccer players of all time, but David Beckham can. Beckham has had a love for the game since he was a kid. He started his professional career early and young, but he always knew how to put the crowd on their feet. Beckham’s soccer skills will be talked about for a long time. David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975 in Leystone, England. His parents are Ted and Sandra Beckham. His siblings are Joanne Louise Beckham and Lynne Georgina…

Tahlequah High School Soccer Soccer is one of the most played sports by adolescents in the United States, it ranks third in female youth sports. Organized woman sports teams started in nineteen-seventies and ever since Growth of women playing soccer has dramatically increased. The total number of American high school soccer players has more than doubled from the nineties. thanks to Americas national sports team ranking highly and video games like FIFA, Soccer has become one of the fastest…

This past summer, I was named one of the two chairpersons of the Anna’s Celebration of Life Foundation (ACOLF) youth board, an organization dedicated to raising money in order to buy life enhaning gifts for children with special needs living in Indiana. After working with this organization for the last sixteen months, I have fallen in love with the cause, and it is because of this organization that I am considering a career in nonprofit organization management. In working with ACOLF youth, I…