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In every society and culture, there are many things in common and many differences, but one thing that links us all together is soccer. Soccer is the fastest growing and most popular sport in the world. An estimated about 3.5 billion people show some interest in soccer either playing or watching it. It is often asked how an individual that lacks qualities can become an excellent soccer player? For a person to accomplish this goal of becoming a well-developed soccer player, he or she must have commitment, toughness, and good soccer sense. To begin with, a good soccer player must have a tremendous amount of commitment towards the sport. One must be willing to take time out of their day to practice consistently hard at least twice a week. Many of the best soccer players around the world practice every day for several hours with their trainers and sacrifice a lot to be the best. The commitment from practice should be also shown during each and every match. A soccer player must be committed to the team and coaches to try their hardest every …show more content…
A player must be tough enough to win the little battles in the corner and to leave all the effort on the field. In addition, one must have great strength to get up and try again when getting hit down several times and pushed around. A player who wants to succeed must have mental toughness throughout the whole game, and especially the entire season. A good soccer player does not break down or let emotions take over, but plays the game with skill and toughness. One must be willing to sacrifice everything for the team to get that victory. An instance of a player who has all these characteristics is Wayne Rooney from Manchester United. With his toughness on and off the field, he has accomplished to achieve the England Player of the Year in consecutive years of 2008 and