Working towards Premier League dream
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The biggest test I face in my life is the challenge to become a professional footballer.
The amount of hard work and determination you need is massive. You have to be fit and you have to be unique.
There are so many other kids who want to be professional footballers, so you have to stand out at trials, or when scouts are watching you.
You have to have everything and that’s what I find most difficult. Then there is the danger of getting injured when you work hard. This happened to me last year when I fractured my pelvis and was out of action for three months.
After putting all that hard work in keeping fit, I had to start again from square one. I couldn’t kick a ball for three months and when I came back from injury it almost felt weird kicking a ball.
Getting injured for me made me stronger and want to achieve my dream even more.
I’d fallen behind and lost a lot of training and had to get fit again, so it made me work even harder.
The other challenge of trying to become a footballer is that, although you have to be good in all aspects of the game, you also have to have a good attitude.
I struggle with this sometimes, particularly with how competitive I am. But I’m hoping this is something I will learn growing up. I just want the feeling of signing for a club.
The days when I don’t want to train, I say to myself “no pain, no gain.” You won’t get better unless you push yourself. That quote has made me push myself as far as I can.
The running and doing fitness drills are the hardest near the end of a session. And that’s when you need to push yourself harder. In the end I just hope it will make a difference. It’s what separates the best and the worst and it shows how much you really want it.
This is a challenge I face every day until I make it as a pro. I won’t stop working hard because you always have to be at your best otherwise it could all disappear. This is my dream and my challenge.
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