Passion : Passion And The Power Of Passion

Ever since I could remember, soccer had been in my life. If there was a soccer team that needed a coach, my father was always the first to volunteer. There were almost too many strenuous weekends spent hours away from home for soccer tournaments to count. My entire family, consisting of my parents, my siblings, my dog, and myself, packed in a mini-van heading to a city that I had never heard of for soccer games. But when I entered high school, all that would soon go away. I kept playing the same sport that I always had, although now I had to wake up at five in the morning for six hours of high school soccer practice in the smoldering summer heat in order to make the high school team. High School sports were more competitive than anything I had done before. I put in as much effort as I could to make the Varsity High School team, staying out past dinner to practice even longer. I was utterly divulged in soccer and trying to be the best I could be. Soon, I would regret placing a game over spending time with my family.

I have played soccer continuously from age 3 to 18. Four years ago, I tore my right ACL. I endured surgery and 6 months of physical therapy, then almost 2 years later to the day, I was told the same fate again. I had torn the ACL in my left knee this time. Why did this awful injury have to strike me twice? Once again, I endured the months of rehabilitation and soon returned to the field. Having to go through this twice as a teen taught me that perseverance and determination will help you achieve what you want in life. Even though I spent almost 2 years away from the field, I still made every effort to be there for my teammates. Some days I didn’t want to get out of bed because of the pain, I didn’t want to go to therapy, and I wanted to quit.

In a flash, the referee blows his whistle, and the game is over. Legs striding, I chase after the ball, stealing it from the other team. Amidst the excitement, I lose track of time, and minutes go by in seconds. I started playing soccer when I was 7 years old. For as long as I can remember I have loved to play soccer. When I play soccer I forget about all my worries. Since then I have played for many different recreational teams for Verdigris and Catoosa. I have also played for a competitive soccer team for West Side Alliance. Today, I play for Verdigris High School soccer. I have played for their junior varsity team for two years as the captain and the junior varsity player of the year. I have also played for the varsity team.

Growing up I had focused on competitive soccer. Soccer challenged me both physically and mentally and I learned to love these demands on the field. These challenges helped me foster a self-confidence in myself when it came to athletics. When I fractured my tibia playing against my rival high school, sending my knee cap into my thigh, I was faced with a new test. The sport that I loved was taken away from me for an extended period of time and it took away part of my identity. Who was I without soccer?

Every human has a passion in life. This passion is apart of the structure of our individuality. It leads our decisions in life and helps us overcome the largest of obstacles. In Hidden Figures, we see the theme of passion and its effect in our lives. In addition to Hidden Figures, Callings shows the same theme of passion. Ultimately, Hidden Figures and Callings show us passion is a force that drives our lives, effects our choices, and allows us to overcome the challenges we face.

Yet my apprehension prevailed as I continued to fear getting put in the game in case another player was injured. I was still afraid of making mistakes and getting blamed by screaming coaches and angry teammates. Sometimes these fears came true. During my sophomore season, my position led me to play in the varsity games on many occasions. On such occasions, I often made mistakes. Most of the time the mistakes were not significant; they rarely changed the outcome of a play. Yet I received a thorough verbal lashing at practice for the mistakes I had made. These occurrences only compounded my fears of playing. However, I did not always make mistakes. Sometimes I made great plays, for which I was congratulated. Now, as I dawn on my senior year of soccer, I feel like a changed person.

After playing ball freshman and sophomore year, I began to lose motivation and love for the game. I began receiving less and less playing time and my confidence was being torn by the coaches. Throughout this time however, I had grown a love and appreciation for the sport of soccer. I had been playing informal pickup games on the weekends with friends. My parents encouraged me to try out for the team my sophomore

Personal Statement As I lined up for another “suicide” sprint, summer sun scorching, muscles taut and ready to fire, I could not help but begin to let my mind wonder if I was cut out for this. Defining moments like this one emphasize my ability to understand the long term orientation needed to complete goals in life. Hard work, on hot summer mornings were easy to come by at the beginning of my division 1 collegiate soccer career. I have always found deep internal gratification in becoming a better soccer player. Whether it was learning one new move, or becoming .1 of a second quicker, my goals and dreams revolved around reaching the highest peak in soccer.

I started playing soccer when I was in first grade, I spent all my time after school playing soccer with my siblings. I played for four different teams, the first team I played for was the East Pennsboro rec team. This team was a really low level team but we still played really well. The second team I played for was called Fusion F.C. which was a pretty bad team because we didn’t communicate while we played on the field. The third team I played for was also a Fusion team but it was a higher level team. The last team I played on before I quit was HMMS. I stopped playing after this team because they were all rude and never communicated with one another. So I stopped playing soccer and decided to try something new.

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Parents should be not forbid their children to read any books by Paul Langan because his books are based on real world conflicts in everyday lives. Passion and Ambition are a key factor in these books are well written for intellectual kids because it show that if you put your mind to anything you can achieve just like “The bully” and “Schooled”. So my purpose would be seeing if you want something to happen you got to make changes.

They say you never forget your first love, and I never will. I began playing soccer when I was five-years old and continued to play all up until this past winter. That winter I reached my climax. I was trying to make my high school’s varsity soccer team and be recruited by colleges, accordingly, I was practicing more arduous than I ever had and it was paying off. My defining characteristic was my communication on and off the field. From a young age I was constantly articulating to my teammates who was open or what space to dribble too. Duly, when I was on the bench, I continued to yell to my teammates. I was recognized by my coaches; high school, club, and recreational, as a leader, majoritarily due to my conversations. As I gained recognition,

When I was young in my country, Sri Lanka, I’ve played for two different schools for 2 years for each, but don’t really remember the names. I knew almost everyone and everyone knew me for my astounding shots, I hoped one day to play in higher association, but my parents decide to move to Canada, Quebec. My dream was flushed away. However, after coming here, I’ve completely stopped playing for 5 years, but I practiced a little every summer. Then, my parents decide to sign me up for an Ottawa team in Ontario. I was glad and I’ve couldn’t hold up. Every summer I went to Ottawa and played for my team, The LK Lions, it was a 2 months competition and we won 4 times and we came second place twice. Following 6 years of incredible time and making new companions I chose to stop last semester. It was fun, but I needed to find a job, so I could pay my books for college and a

One of the most memorable part of Jesus' life on Earth is known as the Passion. The Passion alludes to the suffering and death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion on Mount Calvary. Jesus predicted these occasions and made it clear to his disciples that he would suffer freely for the salvation of the world.

Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or excitement, passion is an ambition that is materialized into action to put as much heart, mind body and soul into something as is possible. It is an intense emotion, a compelling enthusiasm or desire for something. Passion is the beginning of success. It is motivation in action. When I speak of passion, I do not mean it in the romantic way. What I mean by passion, is the powerful feeling of enthusiasm we all have inside of us. We are all enthusiastic and passionate about something, whether it’s ambition and aim or goal of life. That enthusiasm is very powerful. When we can combine it with our work, we are setting ourselves up well for achieving true success. Your passion