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Sunday, May 14, 2006
And so our season ended with a score of 1-0 -a narrow loss to TJC- yesterday morning. But, it was the best fight I ever remember ourselves putting up. In face of the TJC gals' strength and aggression, we never stopped giving up and continued to fight...and to fight... It was the best match I played for I never ran like I did before, never leapt at opportunities on the field with as much determination as I did before. For this once, we truly played with our hearts and souls. That burning desire for the ball. I left the field without regrets. I'm sure my team-mates did too. My team-mate Cindy gave me this card which had this quote: 'It is not the mountain that we conquer but ourselves.' -Sir Edmund Hilary- The results of the match didn't matter anymore...because if we overcame ourselves for that ball on the field, we have won. The hardest thing is not about winning or losing, but persevering. The valuable lesson of persevering in spite of everything that I learnt during my short time in soccer shall remain with me forever. Like what Miss Ho says, I cannot but I must. On the field, I'm tired but I have to run, run, run because my team-mates are running too. I can let myself down...but I can never let my team-mates down. I am here on the field because they need me and it is my responsibility to go for the ball at whatever cost. Truth be spoken, none other CCA has taught as much as soccer did. Because of soccer, I've grown up alot. Soccer has ignited in me a passion I've never experienced before and planted in me a such a strong determination to succeed. Because of soccer, I did things I never thought I could do. And I have become stronger and better person. I really shall miss those fun and memorable times I had with soccer. You gals have been such great friends to me. I remember Candy, Mitchell and Yingying as those whom I often had private trainings during our spare time to practise our long balls plus other tactics...Weishan as the emotionally-charged cheerleader of the team...Xinyi and Shiqi as the crazy loonies...Peirong for the long and high flicks of the ball...Grace as the forever optimist...Samyu for her courage to persevere...Ezzah as the interesting gossip...Jaslyn and Qiling for motivating me so many times on the field...and many others who have made my soccer life so much more vibrant and fulfilling. I really, really, really, really love you, NJC Soccer Girls...I really do. You are my love and my life! Posted by |z|r| at |
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