Pros And Cons Of Playing Soccer
Anger, sadness, disappointment, despair, and frustration are just a few examples of feelings you can experience while playing soccer. On the contrary, you can feel excitement, pride, joy, unity, and so much more. Not only can you experience these feelings while playing soccer, you can also experience them during your everyday life. Loukas Angelo once expressed that “[Soccer] is a metaphor for life. [Soccer] is unfair, inconsistent, subjective, and fast-paced. And life itself could be described exactly the same way…”. Though soccer and life can have terrible moments, we should be thankful for those moments. We should cherish our hardships, because it makes success just that much sweeter. While observing a soccer game, I was able to witness an emotional roller coaster. When one team scored, the scoring team was filled with glee, but their opposition was filled with despair. Then when the opposition scored, the feelings reversed each other. As the game wore on, both teams were determined to score, so they could bring home the win. They battled until the end, until the opposition scored. The other team was left heartbroken; they poured in so much handwork and energy, but got very little out. As both teams walked off the field, they went over to one another to shake hands. The coaches rounded up the players to offer their takes on the game. As the players walked off with their parents, you could hear the winning team filled with joy and laugher; the opposing team, however, was filled with tears and disappointment. How could
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He did his best to influence others to be nonconformists, just as the soccer players did their best to score. Unfortunately, Thoreau was unsuccessful in influencing the greater population to live seclude. He, just as the soccer players did, would not accept defeat. He, and the soccer players alike, would try even harder to become successful, until, hopefully, their work would pay
He did his best to influence others to be nonconformists, just as the soccer players did their best to score. Unfortunately, Thoreau was unsuccessful in influencing the greater population to live seclude. He, just as the soccer players did, would not accept defeat. He, and the soccer players alike, would try even harder to become successful, until, hopefully, their work would pay