My Passion For My Love For The Love Of Football

Growing up all I ever wanted to be was a professional football player, my dream was to make it into the NFL and repay my parents for all they've done for me. My whole life I was told to find something I love to do and stick with it, that's when I knew that football could be my free ticket out of Hawai’i. As my knowledge grew, I started to realize the struggles college would put my parents through financially, and that's when I decided football was the way to take care of that all. But as a kid, you don't see the full picture and you honestly never will, but all I knew was that I hated school and loved to play sports. Growing up I've always had people tell me to take care of my school work and be a student first. As a kid, you understand what

Everyone has that certain thing that makes them who they are. That certain thing for me is soccer. It’s my hobby, my biggest interest, and my passion. Soccer isn’t just a sport for me, it’s my life. It has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have played the intriguing game of soccer since I was four years old, and I have loved it ever since.

Nothing means more to me than spending quality time on Sundays with my family, sitting on the couch and watching football. Even as a young kid, before I knew the names of the teams my Dad would say, “We’re rooting for the blue team!” I had no idea what was going on but I was so interested by the game that I would cheer and yell whenever my Dad would. This natural attention to this great game gave me the desire to prepare myself to eventually join a team. I learned how to motivate myself to workout, study plays and annoy my Dad enough to throw a ball with me in the backyard. I felt it was my purpose in life to become a professional and play football as

Coaches always talk about how, “Sports do not make character, they reveal it”. By knowing this I know that the way I overcome difficulties on the field, shows how I will deal with the ups and downs in life. Sports also improve team building skills, communication skills, dedication, hard work, consistency, etc. I find if I improve on those I will be a better person on and off the field.

One of the people in the educational system I find useful are coaches. Coaches always talk about how, “Sports do not make character, they reveal it”. By knowing this I know that the way I overcome difficulties on the field, shows how I will deal with the ups and downs in life. Sports also improve team building skills, communication skills, dedication, hard work, consistency, etc. I find if I improve on those I will be a better person on and off the

Despite the fanfare that comes with the game of football, I consider myself to be very lucky to have been exposed to the game at such a young age. Football is all about teamwork, where as some sports are more individual based. It is not like baseball where a player can hit a homerun and save your chances. In order for a football team to work, not only do all 11 players on the field have to work together, but the team must prepare to be successful well before the ball is first snapped. You always hear how football teaches young men to have a work ethic or to be better teammates, and while this true, for me football was about becoming a better person.

Id have to say the number one reason I began football is because my whole family played it. It all started with my grandpa. He played right guard for the Miami Hurricanes back in the 50’s. He then went on to be on the Miami Hurricane hall of fame. I never got to know my grandpa because he died February 2nd, 2000 just before my birthday on the 16th. After his collegiate career he was drafted

Ever since I was 5 years old I've always had a passion and a love for the game of football. I've grown up playing, watching, and reading about football everyday, 14 years later, it is definitely still a very big part of my life. As a youngster, I've always had the dream of playing Football professionally, I couldn't imagine myself doing anything other than playing football for a living, I've always said, "The day I get paid to play football is the day I've reached my ultimate goal in life".

In addition to teamwork, football also teaches discipline. Discipline is the result of commitment, a love for the task, and passion for the game. These characteristics are usually enforced by infusing commitment, passion, and love for the task while growing up at a young age. Discipline in football controls your goals and accomplishments, which starts on the football field. When team players are disciplined it means that they know what they want (to win games) and they do it the best they know how by perfecting the basic skills, such as, tackling, running and blocking. Some examples of discipline are showing up to practice on time and knowing what job is expected of you on the football team. If you do not know, it can cause your team to lose games. Exercising throughout the year is another example because the player’s body has to be in shape year round.

I Darron enjoy the sport of football, and it is well played on are every day basis. On ESPN the highlights just make me look back on my past like what I could have done and how I should have done it. Sometimes I wish I should have stayed in shape and focused in school. But anyways football will always be my sport the touchdowns, interceptions and impact. Another big thing about football for me is the crowd well I know in big ball league it’s the best the excitement and cheering from the fans true fans and the great Gods people. When I played I played defense I was a defensive back I guarded the wide receiver and I did my job pretty good probably should have been a little bit better.

Children are sponges that wish to absorb life lesson and benefits. Perseverance, how to react when you get knocked down , the idea of teamwork, accountability, the element of toughness, learning what it takes to put maximum effort into something and knowing you can expect a certain outcome, selflessness, cooperation, time management skills, less participation in risky behaviors, family support, community involvement and communication skills all from what looked like “just a sport” the list goes on an on but from experience doesn’t sum up the total of life skills/benefits football has to offer. Kim Gorgens a clinical professor at the University of Denver says “ organized sports are a learning lab for life. They steep kids in everything from frustration management to diplomacy to collaboration….” Football is as lasting as its worth of sacrifice and discipline, standing forever firm regardless of society’s

My love for football wouldn't have even come to my sense if it wasn't for my coach believing in me. The talent I had was very natural. I didn't have to try as hard as the other players to understand the plays. I devoted myself and time to football I put in the work.

Football (and other high school sport activities) are one the best ways to teach life skills that will help a person in the future. I’ve played football since I was in 4th grade and it has been one of the biggest influences in my life. Football taught me dedication/commitment, leadership, and become mentally tough.

It all started when I was about three years old when my good friend Anthony Williams and I became friends when he ran his bike into my sand box. Football has been an event in my life since I was three years old and it still is today. “The key to life is not what life gives to you but what you take from life. It’s not how life treats you but how you treat life. You have a choice in life. You can either thrive or survive.”_ Coach London. Football has made me into the person I am today, hard working, and determined.

Dating back to my early childhood; football at the time was my only love. I breathed, slept and ate football. It started off as just a friendly hobby around my neighborhood up until my tenth-birthday when I joined a little league football team. Over the years I continued to play, it got even more exciting for me when my friends from the neighborhood start joining the team as well. Things suddenly changed for me moving forward into my high school career. Although this was once a fun stress reliever it was becoming the only thing that stressed me out.