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A Chance To Shine - Term Papers

A Chance To Shine

For all of my life I have remembered myself always playing soccer. I remember always being at the sidelines for my brother's games, and eventually when I became old enough, I was signed up and ready to play. Throughout the early years of my soccer career I had always considered myself to be the best. I was the best player on my team and I always got to play. I had no idea what my playing ability compared with other players on other teams, but I assumed they could not be better than I was. As I grew older I began to look more and more toward the future and start to leave Rec. soccer (the league I played in) behind as I set my focus on Strikers.
Nothing was more important to me ...

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with in partner drills and the kid no one wanted to pick to fill up there team when we scrimmaged ourselves. I was the kid who had to pick it up or be cut from the team, something had to give.
My fourth year on the team was like the ending of an era. Our three best players on the team had informed the coach before the season started that next year they would be leaving the Strikers to go play in the premier league. I, having struggled all throughout my Striker career was shocked, but secretly contented because that meant that at the end of the season I would get my opportunity to become a factor in for the team. So that season I maintained my usual role of sub off of the bench.
That seasons was one of our best years yet, we were winning regular season games and we were into the third round of the state cup. Our ultimate goal was to win at the state level and prove just how good the team was. Our first two tournament games were walks in the park, both blow-outs ...

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Added: 2/12/2005 07:58:51 PM
Category: Creative Writing
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