The terrible pandemic known as the Coronavirus has changed the lives of many for the worse and has effected almost every aspect of life. One of these areas is something that is not essential, but however is something that many people all over the world hold close to their hearts and feel a strong connection to. This aspect is known as sports.
On a personal perspective I was never really that much of a watcher of sports except for a couple games of soccer, however my Dad and brothers are advocate watchers of soccer and to them not being able to watch the sport they love is very upsetting. At this time in the soccer world many important events were taking place or about to take place. All of the soccer leagues were wrapping up their seasons to see who will be victorious of each league. Also the notorious UEFA Champions league was in action and this is a huge upset for everyone due to the fact that this will name the sole champion of all the leagues combined. And finally the Euro was about to kick off. Although I am not as dedicated of a watcher as my Dad or brothers, the phrase of “You only miss it once its gone” really hits home for me. I miss seeing the champions being crowned, I miss watching rival teams and players play against each other, and I especially miss hearing my brothers and my Dad scream and cheer at the tv all the way from the other room
Sports really becomes a big part of my life when I talk about partaking in the action itself. Even though I never really watched that much sports I loved playing my sport, and that sport is soccer. Is very upsetting to think and now face reality that my team will not be able to participate in our spring season. This was a time period where, even though we were out of season, we would probably face the toughest teams all year. At this time we face top tier division 1 teams such as Hofstra, Stony Brook and much more. It shows us where we are at as a team and gives us a real test of our team and individual ability.
Talking about the sport I love on an individual level is really upsetting because of the simple fact that soccer has been a huge and if not one of the main aspects of my life since I was very little. Soccer is a sport that never goes out of season, so every year for the past 15 plus years of my life I’ve been playing soccer and now its suddenly being stripped away from me. To me soccer is such a freeing sport, where a person can experiment and come up with new ways to moves the ball across the field, and the feeling of winning a game brings upon feelings that are unexplainable.
Life without sports is not essential however to athletes it feels as though it is. But we do have to remember that this virus is affecting so many lives outside of sports and through this we have to thank God for more important things than sports such as family, friends and the gift of life. However, in this tough time we are only looking at things in the moment and must be able to view things from a bigger perspective. That is why real athletes will use this time to work at their sport individually and get better so that later on when their game they love continues, they will be able to show what they did have control of in the moment, to benefit themselves and trust the bigger picture.
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