Personal Narrative: Shooting For The Stars

This was just a few words, but it had a deeper meaning when my dad sat me down. Soccer has always been a driving passion of mine, so when I got to high school my dad explained to me the week before tryouts how I would have to try my hardest and not give up on something I loved. Soccer was the best thing to happen to me when I made the team; soccer allowed for me to meet so many amazing and talented girls; soccer made it possible to get out of this shell I built around myself, and even find my best friend. Stepping onto that large open green field, the humidity that hung the air making my jersey stick to my back, my too tight of cleats that were doubled socked were something I loved feeling, and it wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t commit myself to my activity, and drive my desire

I was getting of the bus at Pike High School to start my high school soccer career. I remember being extremely excited and happy to finally get the season started. The team stepped off the bus and formed two lines to walk to the fields to warm up. I began my warm up feeling fresh. I got plenty of sleep the night before and I was not too nervous.

After the the first shot I took my mind went blank. The adrenaline that flowed throughout my body, the feelings of rush, excitement, and success all in one combination of emotions. These were the feelings I had no idea excited until after that moment. Although I had a slight ache in my shoulder due to the force of the 12 gauge shotgun pushing against my shoulder. I was at a lost of words my only reactions was to run, run as fast as I could to get to the dying turkey. Once there the turkey was not fully dead yet It was still flopping around and blood camp oozing out splattering me. Looking at the suffering bird I places my boot on it head to the ground, then grabbed the turkey's body pulling it so its

From the day I discovered you could play college soccer it has been my biggest goal in life so far. I've worked hard day in and day out to make this goal a reality. I knew I wanted to play college soccer because I can't imagine my life without it. I will be playing college soccer at Vanderbilt University and it is truly a blessing to say my hard work is paying off. The beautiful sport has challenged me in so many ways from the constant games, the long practices, and the amount of time needed to be put in for me to be the best I can be. Without these challenges I wouldn't know how great the true feeling of victory feels, and I wouldn't know how to get back up and work hard after falling down. I am so blessed to have had these challenges because with God at my side I've been able to push through them and only become a stronger person who is ready to continue to work hard in the next level of college

Over my years of school, one big influence on me has always been sports. Ever since a young age, I have always enjoyed playing and watching sports. In my four years in high school, I have fell in love with the sport of lacrosse.

I had just finished lunch when a group of my classmates decided to start up a game of soccer in the field next to the alligator tanks. I can play soccer. I played when I was like 5, but okay! I’m walking through squishy, muddy grass and thought nothing of it. The boy I really liked at the time starts off the game.

Our first victory had given us the energy to practice and play harder. Eventually, we were so successful, the president of the team advised us to go easier on other teams so they would not feel bad. We had won all games straight and we had gone up to the championship, the only issue I had is that I did not score any goals yet. I was always afraid to miss, so I and would pass the ball to another

Soccer had taught me many things in life. It showed me the significance of family in all forms, to be responsible and appreciative of my peers and elders. I will never forget that day, no matter how old I am, because I had learned an essential lesson, to never give

At that moment I knew that if I always tried my best at everything, the results would pay off in the end. Many of the lessons I’ve learned from football would also help me excel in my studies.

It all began back when I was three years old at my first season of recreational soccer. The YMCA was where the love and passion for soccer started. I later moved to the big leagues of Big Sun recreational soccer to me it was like the professional league. I met the best coach ever, Coach Judd Davis. He inspired me to be the bomb.com player and introduced me to competitive soccer. So that next year I played on a U12 team as a fourth grader. When I made this team it was at that moment my dream to play professionally was born. I worked harder than anyone on my team and tried to soak up as much knowledge about the game there was told to me. My parents helped me along the way by continuously encouraging me throughout difficult times. So I thought I was ready to take on harder challenges.

Soccer was a huge thing in my community so when one of my friends named Julio invited me to join his soccer team i got so happy i went to go buy new pairs of shoes to show them off and to this day i will never forget what those shoes were they were these blue and grey nike mercurial shoes. I went to my first game and that's when i met more people that also loved soccer like i did but they went to different schools so i didn't really know them. My team won the league and also the finals i was 8 years old when all this happened and as an award for winning the finals my team was rewarded with a huge trophy. What made that day the most memorable day of all is when i received a separate trophy and on the trophy it had written “Star player” that's when i

Most people are all grown up when they finally figure out what they want to do with their life. I was 4. I realized what I wanted to be when I attended my very first Rodeo. Even though it was so long ago I can remember that day like it was yesturday. That day got me on the path to my future.

After a much needed time bringing in this poem’s meaning, I have realized that my life is very much alike to this stunning and deep piece of literature. Much like The Road not Taken, the way my life worked and happened correlates to this differing and new road. Sweetness was me, and I made sure that people knew who he was. Sweetness was also like you, just an average boy growing up and playing sports. When I went to college, that’s when things changed.

That’s when I realized that I had to something different because that's was going to be the only way that i would get a different result . It made me want to continue to grow as a person and always set goals for myself so that I don’t ever become content with being mediocre

I had apprehensively tried out for high school soccer, knowing that kids from surrounding towns, who had all played travel on flashy, winning, teams, would be my competition. All I had wanted was to make that freshman team, to be part of a soccer program that in recent years had been a championship winning team. Fortunately my hard work payed off and I made that team. It was during my time in the school soccer program that I had not only grew as a player but met some of the people that I now call my best friends. The team required dedication,