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Due to much speculation this week concerning my favorite goalkeeper in the world and idol, David de Gea moving from my favorite club Manchester United, I chose to use this image and discuss how it significantly impacts me as a person. I am in love with the game of soccer and I play the goalkeeper position, thus I draw inspiration from David de Gea, one of the world's best goalkeepers. Playing soccer has given me and amazing work ethic and the game constantly pushes me to my limits, physically, mentally, on the field, and off the field. The game motivates and pushes my limits on the field clearly on the field, but off the field it has a whole other impact on me. The success that I constantly strive for and am hungry for in soccer allows for me to be hungry in all other aspects in my life such as in school. This image is of David de Gea when he made a crucial penalty kick save against Everton FC in possibly one of the best games he has ever played as a professional. This picture affects me significantly because it motivates me to try my hardest in anything I do, even when the circumstances are against me. The image makes me want to become the best goalkeeper, student, and person I can be. Before every soccer game I play, I will watch the video of his penalty kick save and this photo to make myself even more hungry and to strive for a save like this in a game. This image forces me to strive for excellence in everything I complete and it makes me want to stand out from the rest. I believe that this one image evidently impacts me every single day as not only an athlete, but as a scholar and as an overall person.
Chase R.
This blog post really encompasses the drive that athletes have to be the best they can be, and how role models can affect that hunger. It was interesting to hear how this photo motivates you before every game, and hearing about that drive is really inspiring.
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Your post was very interesting Chase! I love how you talked about soccer as your hobby and how you can can learn life skills from such a simple sport. Although I do not personally like your favorite player, I understand why you like him. I connect a lot with this post as i used to be a goalkeeper on a very competitive team back in New Jersey. However, the player that I to look up to , Hugo Lloris, is much better than De Gea; after all, he is the best goalkeeper in the world. Similarly to you looking at the video of his penalty save, I had a picture of Lloris making a save against a terrible team (Manchester United) as my wallpaper on my phone and would stare at it before I would play. My strive for success has also translated from sports to academics and the real world as well. Thanks for sharing big guy, looking forward to reading some more posts on this awesome blog!
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