Lionel Messi once stated “Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.” If it wasn’t for the beautiful game‚ I would’ve never possessed this character that allows me to be so determined and willing to fight. I would have never found my passion to compete or for being a goalkeeper. Through all the broken bones I had over the years from jumping and diving I never once complained‚ I always aimed to finish. ‘’No one was going to wear my gloves!’’ I
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How many kids have gotten cut from a something they love? A sports team? A competitive band? A school play? Haven’t gotten into a college or high school? The number is rapidly increasing. Everyone has at least once in their lives including many famous sports players that others would not expect. At least 50% of all athletes have gotten cut at least once in their lives‚ but they did not give up. Getting cut can be somewhat depressing for some people‚ but on the other hand it can help them grow physically
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Javier Hernández‚ aka "Chicharito"‚ is a Mexican soccer player who plays for Manchester United‚ being the first Mexican to do so. Before‚ he played for the Mexican team Guadalajara (a.k.a Chivas). He made his début for the Mexico national football team in September 2009 in a match against Colombia and represented them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals. Javier was born in Guadalajara on June 1st‚ 1988 and first played soccer when he was seven years old. His father‚ Javier Hernández Gutiérrez
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Beppe Severgnini‚ a devote Italian and opinionated writer‚ uses a brief story or short anecdote to provide a sense of Pope Francis’ personality‚ and referencing the title‚ this exemplifies just one of the reasons “Why Italians Love Francis.” “He met a bishop waiting for his driver. “Can’t you walk?” the pope smiled” (paragraph 1). Francis’ sense of personality is very free spirited compared to other bishops or priests‚ this anecdote shows that he has a much different outlook on life than others.
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The sport of soccer has been around since ancient civilizations. The first trace of soccer dates way back to around 2‚500 BC in Ancient Egypt‚ with balls made of animal intestines or skin‚ for better bouncing. Around 2‚000 years later‚ the sport was picked back up again in ancient China‚ called “Cuju”. Instead of just kicking around a ball‚ the Chinese decided to make the game more interesting; adding a piece of cloth in between two poles‚ making a goal box. As time progressed‚ the sport changed
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Soccer is a wonderful sport full of speed‚ agility and fitness and is one of the games we love. Soccer has been around for hundreds of years and is one of the greatest sports to ever live in European and South American country’s history. One of Australia’s biggest sports Aussie rules is one of the toughest quickness breathtaking sports in all of Australia and is such an entertaining sport. But what is harder working Soccer or Aussie Rules? Soccer‚ quick‚ electrifying and entertaining but is it harder
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Manipulative advertisements While watching a favorite movie‚ an advertisement might suddenly pop up‚ and celebrities are all over those advertisements these days‚ and since using a celebrity to advertise a certain product is becoming a thing‚ people are debating on whether this should go on or whether it should stop. Sue Jouzi in her passage ‚ argues that consumers should boycott advertisements with celebrities and that there should be rules legislated and guidelines for advertisers. The
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A Touch of Class Carl l. Hagen once said‚ “Politicians and bureaucrats are the new upper class. It is an upper class that is growing by an increasing number of top-paid politicians in municipalities and countries. They let the people suffer‚ but let themselves go free.” Class is a group of people usually large who have similar economic or social position in the society based on their wealth‚ property‚ income or power in the political and economic sphere. Hagen stereotypes upper class as those who
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HOW TO PLAY SOCCER KAREN RODRIGUEZ Period 4 03/03/10 Playing Soccer Soccer‚ or Football as many people may call it‚ is one of the most popular sports around the world today. Most people that play this wonderful and thrilling sport have many techniques in doing so. Every person has a unique style of playing. There are also different tactics and dribbling methods involved when playing soccer. Here are some ways of playing soccer and becoming better at it while practicing hard and developing
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footballers deserve high salaries? Firstly‚ some famous footballers are paid huge amounts of money such as Cristiano Ronaldo who are paid millions of euros every year to play for his parent club Real Madrid . Currently the highest paid footballer is Lionel Messi who earns £40 million per year not including his sponsership money which is ridiculess . This makes us feel that it is unreasonable that there are so many people dying of famine in the world and these people are given so much money for performing
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