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Time>me??
| Posted: 14 Jan 2010, 14:32 | |
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hi, ganaa here.
I used to be an active member here years ago(2/3 years). Well, when I was 16 (now 19) I was an avid dreamer to become a pro player. I was so set of becoming a pro-player, I felt like nothing could stop me. I once broke my hand playing soccer and had to take a break for three months from the varsity and that didn't even discourage me a bit. People kept telling me that the chances of me fulfilling my dream were slim. Infact, some even flammed me for having such ridiculous dream. But none of that took me down. But what I didn't know was that time>me. I started wanting to play professionally since 12 and pursued it until 17 and thats when all went wrong. As life went on I was being distracted from my trainings by school work, social life and whatnot. You see, around the age of 17, people realize that risky futures can not be taken. You start to being aware of the "real" life and the rest of your life. Social life became even more interesting when I started making more friends. Dating, friends, fashion, school work, you name it, started getting on my way to becoming a pro player. But, you see, the lack of time-management ruined my love for the game. In other words, I didn't care much about the fundamentals of managing the time I had. Thus, my dream of becoming who I wanted to be, drained slowly but surely. Then I decided to quit pursuing my dream. I decided that it was too big for me. So many kids at my age were pursuing the same dream as I did. Theres only one of me and a million of them. So, here I am, feeling like I could've been someone. Feeling like my only chance is gone away for good. All I'm asking you, as a fellow pro-pursuer, is to not repeat my mistake and feels what it likes to walk in my shoes. Though I feel a bit regretful, I'm still happy with my current life and lives on. |
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| Posted: 14 Jan 2010, 16:33 | |
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Thanks for that... I dont want to make you feel down, but if you would have managed that time better, you could have enjoyed a social life, a football career, and education.....
theres a time for everything, and the day has 24 hours for all of us.. If you had too, you could had sacrificed a few hours a sleep, maybe less TV, or video game time... ยด Though I would be lying if I said that never happened to me.. Sometimes I would lean more to the football side.. cancel all social plans and train.. Sometimes I would lean more to the social part... dismiss practices and go to a friends house and relax..... How ever I shifted my time, the truth would be, that if I leaned the balance toward one side, I would be unhappy and unsatisfied at the end of the day, and not only unhappy also, also less complete human beeing, because what is a football genius with no social life? Or an overeducated bastard with no sports in his life... Balance is the key.. for mental peace and for an achieving life.. Also, if you find the balance and your doing good in one area, I.E football, then your mind will reward you with feelings of happiness, and that success will be transfered to school, and to social life.. The opposite is also true.. to know Him is to want to know Him more" "i don't know where the limit is, but I know where it is not" Tocar y moverse y tratarla siempre muy muy bien..' |
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| Posted: 15 Jan 2010, 05:47 | |
ye, agree with you completely. I just hope I realized that three years ago. 
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| Posted: 15 Jan 2010, 11:04 | |
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Hi ganaa
thanks for that post. I am also 19 years old and had(and still kind of do) the dream of becoming pro since 12 years old.I even fractured my foot and rushed the injury and ended up having an overgrowth bone which rendered my toe useless... Anyway with me it is the complete opposite.All my teenage life I studied and played football...I had no social life. I just did not have time to socialise.But I was happy because I did have a few friends and I KNEW FOR SURE I would turn pro...I still remember how sure I was of myself. But now as I am in university...and I started to be "aware of the real life". It is so hard to get spotted.You have to be very lucky and its hard to be always in your best condition all the time. But I still think we are young.Ian wright did become pro at 22.That is my only hope right now.I think we can still do it. Even though my "raging fire in the belly" has become just a "flickering fire"...I am still pursuing that dream. |
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| Posted: 15 Jan 2010, 15:54 | |
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terminator
ye man. Keep on pushing towards your goal. Btw, is this site a bit low on posting population or EF.com people have turned into lurkers without any posts? I remember when there were tons of threads rooting out of nowhere. And is powell here? I remember that chap. |
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| Posted: 15 Jan 2010, 19:13 | |
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ganaa261092 wrote: terminator
ye man. Keep on pushing towards your goal. Btw, is this site a bit low on posting population or EF.com people have turned into lurkers without any posts? I remember when there were tons of threads rooting out of nowhere. And is powell here? I remember that chap. Yep powells still around ganaa, your post was pretty cool and informative, im 19 i know i could make it pro if i worked hard enough but im just focusing more on street football now, thats what i want to do and im going to do everything possible to try and get to the top like MOTG, monta etc.  i was made to ignite |
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| Posted: 15 Jan 2010, 21:39 | |
EF isn't dead  . In fact, we are in the middle of a revival!
Same thing happened to me ganaa. I play with some friends over school breaks who are playing in college. Being able to play very well against them ( and sometimes better!) keeps me wishing... though I will probably never act on it. My Architecture Blog(updated 02-12-13) |
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| Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 17:19 | |
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pickyourheadup wrote: EF isn't dead
. In fact, we are in the middle of a revival!Same thing happened to me ganaa. I play with some friends over school breaks who are playing in college. Being able to play very well against them ( and sometimes better!) keeps me wishing... though I will probably never act on it. well, wishing is the first step. Acting is the second. |
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| Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 19:13 | |
Veteran Member Joined: 13 Jan 2007, 16:26 Posts: 2858 |
Im at that stage now.
My parents had a serious talk with me today saying that I need to consider where football is going to take me and wether I should focus on school more, because Im clever enough to make it into medical school as long as things don't drop or fuck up somewhere along the line, but the thing is will my school work suffer from my football? Ive come to the solution that I shall do my football and hopefully get into luton and continue to go to college as much as possible to get my A-levels so my life after football is set up too. Obviously this means I have much less time for socialising, but it also means Im doing better in school because I have more focus and less distractions from both football and school. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 19:34 | |
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klc123 wrote: Im at that stage now.
My parents had a serious talk with me today saying that I need to consider where football is going to take me and wether I should focus on school more, because Im clever enough to make it into medical school as long as things don't drop or fuck up somewhere along the line, but the thing is will my school work suffer from my football? Ive come to the solution that I shall do my football and hopefully get into luton and continue to go to college as much as possible to get my A-levels so my life after football is set up too. Obviously this means I have much less time for socialising, but it also means Im doing better in school because I have more focus and less distractions from both football and school. thats good.. congratulations... and trust me youll have time... you automatically at first get overwhelmed with all the activities you seem to have, but you always have time.. even if the 14 hours your awake, would totally be consumed, who says you cant "socialize" with some one else other than lads your age... Anybody can fill the social need up for you.. Anybody of any age... Somedays when I havent done any social activity (rare) I go talk to the security guard because I feel the need to connect with some one other than just my family.... But anyway I went to school 8 hours, studied 2 and played 2 and I had time... During the day you can talk to friends in school a bit, talk to people while taking the train or something or call up a buddy and have a good talk.... Youlll have time for socializing,studying, and to waste as well.. trust me to know Him is to want to know Him more" "i don't know where the limit is, but I know where it is not" Tocar y moverse y tratarla siempre muy muy bien..' |
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