Tag: soccer
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One End To The Other
He’s eight years old, and he already has a passion. He’s a huge soccer fan, and he practices with teams (plural) five times a week. Often stepping outside his own team for the challenge. He practices at home on his own without anyone telling him to do so. Ward has enjoyed soccer for years. His…
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Are You Reddy For It?
Sydney has played soccer at Taylor University for her entire college career. It’s been an opportunity to make new friends and engage in a sport she loves. We were there to celebrate her senior game, with family and friends from Orlando, Colorado, and Pennsylvania, to honor her and the other senior players who had committed…
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It’s My Turn!
She’s watched so many cousins play soccer, with their own cleats and uniforms. Big and little, each has been on a team. Since she was two, she’s asked when it would be her turn to play the beautiful game. At four years of age, Kolly is on a team. Granted, it’s a small team: only…
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The Party’s Over
I was really disappointed when the US men’s soccer team lost to Belgium. I’d believed too much in the commercial, where one man was fantasizing about the US winning the World Cup, and another man asked him, “Don’t you believe in miracles?” It was the captain of the winning hockey team from the 1980 Olympics,…
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Underdogs Rule!
In almost any sport, I’ve always been a fan of the underdogs. The ones not expected to do well. During the March Madness college basketball playoffs, those teams that make it, which are not expected to win, are called “Cinderella teams”. In 1985, Villanova, seeded at eight, beat the number one-ranked Georgetown Hoyas in a…
