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I M Not Playing Football
Every weekend I play soccer and now it has just become a routine. One the car ride Before each game my mom asks if I had any goals for the game and simply tell her that I want to score. She responds the same way every time, she says just work hard that's all I care about. After 5 soccer seasons, I realize that simple statement is a great foundation to life. I believe that hard work holds up the foundation of the world.
This year I decided not to play football, not because I hate it but, because I wanted to focus on other sports like basketball. It started out with me making the decision to work really hard and dedicate the time I wasn't playing football to basketball. At school, people thought that I was crazy to stop playing football because

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