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    Looking at me now I sit and wonder, what I could possibly could become to be? A doctor could be in my feature, a professional basketball player, a high school dropout possibly? I don't know but I can only wonder what i'll be. I can see it now the fans/family screaming on the top of their lungs as the biggest name in college soccer right now, lead defensive midfielder steps up to the fast approaching ball, and hits it with power and launches it into the goal. The whole stands of the University of

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    How Soccer Explains the World spans many topics and times in history, all the while using sports to explain different cultural events. Foer takes on the task of using soccer to weave a relatable picture for his audience to understand. While the topics covered are interesting and rich with history, Foer fails to clearly use soccer as an example of Economics, and had the book not tried to tie soccer in to everything as much, it would have been a more powerful piece of literature. In “The Survival

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    In the heart of Bronco Country lies the green, football field surrounded by die-hard fans. These fans aren’t the typical fans you find at charity events or summer youth games; they bleed purple and gold. They’ll sit out past 9pm at freezing temperatures near 32 degrees just to watch the football game every Friday night. The field lies covered with young athletes, athletes who play with heart, dedication, and courage. Displayed with high, bright lights the field is the only thing you can see from

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    Why Football Cheats

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    about it. The hitting the crazy one hand catches. I love when my coaches yell at me. Because it makes me learn an understand my position alot more. So anyways some of the things u will need for this sport. Is one football helmet and Shoulder Pads an game pants. Those are the Main things that u will need for this sport. The next thing is you have to know what side of the ball you want to play on. For say I prefer to play on the defensive side. On the defense there are multiple positions u can choose

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    sports my whole life, even at a very young age. I would watch it with my dad, and he would take me to sports games. I loved to play basketball in the backyard when I was little. I have always loved cheering for my favorite sports team. I love watching the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two years ago my dad surprised me with Vikings tickets. I was so happy to get to go to a game. Sports has always been a big part of my life. Two years ago, I got a new view of sports when I started umpiring

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    I watched the world cup at my grandmas house, I walked into the living room and my family was watching the world cup. I asked my dad if he can change the channel to sponge bob. He said no so he sat me down me right next to him, and by watching the game it became my passion. Then my mom signed me up for a soccer team but I wasn’t that good. I’m passionate about soccer for lots of reasons. One being, when I step onto the field everything goes away. All the worries about doing my homework, reading 60

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    Rugby Research Paper

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    is a strict policy on how many players are on the field. In order to play a full game of rugby you'll at lest need fifteen players to actively play. The team is only allowed seven substitutes due to a fatal injury within a full game period, the team rules indicate that the team can't go over the expected substitutions and if the team goes over the subsitute limit, two things could happy ; they could forfeit the game or they could get a fine any where up to two thousand or eight thousand. The overall

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    to get our bags and get loaded on the bus. All this excitement filled the halls as all the basketball players got out of class. As we were heading over to Sunray for our tournament we kept thinking, and thinking, and thinking over our plays. Three games were to be played and we were for sure going to win them all. We were ready to make our hearts bleed blue and white. We pulled up to the school and as a team we all gathered on the bus closed our eyes and prayed. Right after we got our bags and headed

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    “Remember guys, it is not the end of the world. Michael Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team. And look at him now.” There were so many emotions flowing through body upon hearing the coach say this. I could feel the anger pulsing through my veins. I deserved a spot. I was one of the best players out there on the court. I could feel the dark storm cloud of sadness hovering over me, making me feel as if I was a failure. Finally, I had a sense of humor about the situation. This was not

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    Key Yellow= main idea Pink= central idea No highlight = evidence Football players The thing the anoies me the most is Football players. They annoy me so much. They think that they are all that when in my opinion they aren´t. They are overrated and don't deserve the attention that they get. Football players say that they work so hard they practice for so long. They is not that true. I mean like they have like 1 to 2 hours a day. 2 to 3 days a week and they only condition by running and doing 25

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