Sport

I was only five when I first accompanied my father to watch soccer. With full of anticipation, I could not keep my eyes still after hitting the bench seats. The place was full of cheerleaders, the band filled the air, and the smell of popcorns ruled the place. I was eager to see the soccer players themselves although this never made sense to a majority of spectators. My father, noticing the lack of interest in some of the spectators, he quickly turned to me and said that we had gone to exclusively watch soccer. Practically, watching soccer would seem difficult at the age of five as children could miss the ball once it went up in the air. The same applied to me. Once I mastered to follow the ball in the air, I started learning various explanations of the plays the defense, quarterbacks, running pass routes and so forth. My father also taught me about penalties, how they happen, and how they are treated. It was wonderful experience at an early age.

As the adage goes, like father like son I grew up loving soccer just like my father. It happened that all my friends and age mates knew soccer pretty well and did not get to the soccer game for other reasons such as social purposes but to watch soccer they understood the game. At thirteen, I was a strong cheerleader at high school. However, I did not make the cheer team for merit purposes I instead made it a popularity contest and something to do with outfit, social networking and making friendship. This made me not to become a cheerleader again.

I have come to love soccer immensely due to some basic reasons. Almost anyone can play soccer. It is a simple game which all people of different ages can play. Everything one needs is to find something to keep kicking around-and that is soccer This comes from the facts that the first British people used cans as soccer. It is a game not at all complicated. Some sports have complexities which distract them from being games. Contrary to soccer, it is a simple and a lot easy- to- play game.

I have a lot of interest in soccer simply because of the best workout of life which is granted from soccer. Soccer beats any other form of sports when comparing the nature of physical fitness. It does not matter how strong one is if one does not have good endurance, then one is likely to quit. This is quite interesting.

Soccer has become a source of national pride for most countries. An example is Iraq which was in great shreds. Despite this nature, Iraq managed to establish a national soccer team that represented the country during the Summer Olympics. During the opening ceremony, Iraq team came out strongly and receives a standing and enthusiastic response which was very touching. This implies that soccer can truly be a peace building venture, uniting people in times of disagreement.

In may experience in soccer, I have been able to meet all types of people. People who speak in different languages and people who come from several geographical locations are united by soccer. In addition, people from different continents meet and talk about soccer. The same soccer in Europe is the same and only soccer in America. This makes things uniform and interesting. Soccer can therefore be seen to be bringing homogeneity among all kinds of people regardless to class, race and color.

I have loved soccer because I can play it anywhere I feel like. Soccer on grass, on sand on concrete, even on my bedroom floor The ball can be kicked around anywhere one feels like kicking it. No specific place to do the kicking. Restrictions in the place to play soccer do not arise just like in other games and the requirements are-just a ball Other games may need some other requirements which in general complicate matters. The requirements in soccer are just the body (feet and head and sometimes the chest) and the ball. Obviously you need a ball and without it, it can never be called soccer.

Soccer can be played solo. Incase one finds no one to play with, it is possible to playa alone. It is a different scenario that is observed in basketball where at least two people have to be present in order to play the game or practice. Soccer is best played either alone or with someone and this gives it an advantage that it can be played anytime and anywhere without the need of anyone.

Among the most elements I admire in soccer is the international standard of soccer. Soccer can comfortably be termed as a world sport without making any flaws. It is the world most popular game that is enjoyed by people from all walks of life. All the continents have embraced soccer which only began from the west region. People from other continents have even become champions and can challenge the place where soccer was invented. Like American roulette, even the maker was not able to win the bets However, soccer is not all about luck but is about the tactics. Generally, these are some of the aspects that captivate my personal interest in soccer. I love soccer and will continue to love it No other game comes near.