Soccer Captain Research Paper

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“Whatever brings you down, will eventually make you stronger.” -Alex Morgan. In front of my bed, a small cork board is pinned to the wall. Every night since the fall of 2012, I have read the soccer motivation quotes before I went to sleep. As my high school years flew past me, the signs piled up It seemed as though before I had time to blink, it was the summer before my senior year. The night before my first day of conditioning, I rearranged all the things I collected to motivate myself over the past three years. One of those motivators that did not exist on my cork board, however, were my past captains. I had always looked up to my captains. One of which was Abby. I had always admired Abby’s determination, especially watching it increase after receiving the captain spot. I used her determination to drive my own. Every year, I strived for their approval and compliments. From the moment I started soccer, I knew I wanted to be a team captain my senior year. …show more content…

The idea of it all seemed so phenomenal; to be one of the few on the field with that neon orange band, and the large C on it. At the time, going to practice was only to make myself better so that I could be captain. I always assumed being captain meant you were the best player, the one to score all goals, the one with the best foot skills. All of these expectations I set for myself as I played from my heart those three years. That cork board, however, made me realize being a captain was much more than what I

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