One time that stands out for me that clearly shows I was at the best of my ability came during a football game against Westwood Sloan last fall. I have played in many football games but this one is by far the most important one to me. All the hard work and dedication that I had put in had finally paid its dividends. This was a career game for me that I will remember to tell the rest of my life.
I love the game of football just about as much as every other sport. If you couldn't tell or didn't know by now I am a sports finatic. When I am playing sports I never play to lose and I am very competitive which means I am always out there trying the hardest I possibly can. All the hard work and dedication that I put into the sport during the off-season such as lifting and doing agilities paid off my junior year when I made the Varsity starting lineup for our football team. I play reciever on offense and outside linebacker on defense. I gave you this information because this is information you need to know when I explain when I was at my best.
I played on the varsity team for two years and I scored a touchdown about every other game which is the best feeling. Listening to the crowd scream after you cross the goaline, but the game against Westwood Sloan sticks out most was because it was the best game of my career. I caught 3 passes for 108 yards(my career high) and 2 touchdowns. That was just offense, because while I was playing outside linebacker on defense I intercepted the ball and ran it back for another touchdown. Believe it or not this was all in the first half of our game against Westwood Sloan because our team was up 41-0 at half so the backups played the whole second half.
This game was a career night for me and by far the best night of my sporting career. It was not only my best because I scored a lot but because when I was out on the field I felt a feeling like never before. A feeling that no matter what I couldn't be stopped. This feeling was amazing and I hope to reach that feeling again in something other than sports.
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Mathew that would be amazing to be so good at something. You'll find something at college that you will excel into with you drive.
ReplyDeleteMat, I am also a sports junkie and I especially love football, so I can understand that aspect of how much it plays a role in your life. I'm sure everyone was proud of you and with good reason! Focusing the energy you felt on the field that day towards college, will get you very far.
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ReplyDeleteI can't beleive you did that all in the first half. You were on fire. With all the hard work you put in during the offseason you earned to have a night like that it wasn't just luck.
Thats an amazing accomplishment for such a short period of time and i know the rush you get from that is ridiculous.in a good way. Hopefully you can find other things that give you a similiar feeling in college!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great accomplishment to have, and I'm sure you'll find something in that will let you feel like that again.
ReplyDeleteIt is great to know you have a great passion about football. I hope you can find something else which you can have the same passion for.
ReplyDeleteThat is really impressive that you did all that in just the first half of the game. I would say that your off season work really paid off that night.
ReplyDeleteI love football, so when I read your stats I was intially impressed, but when you said it was all in the first half, I was blown away. Thats a great accomplishment and the lessons you learned in football will take you far in life.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that being in sports helps prepare you for every other part of your life. I think that you will be able to use what you leaned from being in football towards being successful in college and beyond
Hey that is really awesome. That must have been a great game and an amazing feeling. Stuff like feels like it only comes once and a life time but when you can apply the effort to something else, it can happen all over again.
ReplyDeleteThats awesome dude, interceptin a pass an taking it to the house is a hard thing to do. Sounds like if you guys wouldn't have been killing them you could have even done greater things, nice work
ReplyDeleteIsn't it crazy how much confidence plays a role in your performance in athletics? What a phenomenal night you had...and all in the first half as well!
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