Sometimes people are lucky enough to feel complete and also be able to "have" exactly what it is that makes them feel great. Some people will never have that. To some the next sentence will be laughable. For me playing Football(soccer)makes me feel at peace and complete.
Passion comes in many forms and having a passion for something can often help ease people of the tensions surrounding the daily grind as well as generate positive energy. Passion will very often create intended and unintended byproducts. Some could be positive like happiness and some could be less positive like obsession. The person who owns the passion may prefer to look at these byproducts in a positive way like fruit that can be sweet and delicious. That fruit could in theory as well as practice, feed the passion of other people having a ripple affect on the bigger picture.
Over the past 14 years I have developed an insatiable appetite for the game. My true hope, my bigger picture, is that along my journey to consume the game, I may be able to contribute in some small way to the overall growth of the sport in this country. I would feel fulfilled of my passion if in my life time the U.S. mens' team wins the cup. The way I see it, if my respect, passion and love for the game inspires a player to end up coaching a player 15 years down the road who goes on to inspire another player who wins the cup, I can die in peace.
Next to my family there has been nothing else that brings me true happiness like playing. Unlike any other sport, I believe soccer offers a truly complex and "journey like", personal experience. It all stems from your need to build a positive and real relationship with the ball. Once a players learns the thousands of ways he/she can interact with the ball, anything is possible. Playing in a game where all of the players are capable of seeing and playing the game is so satisfying to me.
I dream of the day when soccer in the U.S. becomes a deep part of our cultural fibre. I know we are on our way.
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