This past weekend finished up the fall soccer season for David. Playing every position but goalie, he had a great time with friends and a great coach who constantly encouraged and taught them (BTW - he is a colonel at the base where David plays. HUA, Uncle Jon!!). In the last 3 weeks, we saw David score a goal each game and get pretty animated! He saved his best for last as his goal on Saturday gave his team a 2-1 victory and preserved their undefeated season.
I hope this does not sound like parental bragging, but David has persevered through numerous horrible seasons. In every sport, he has played on teams that were on the other side of not winning a game all season. This is the first time to be on the "other side". But, much to my surprise, David gets it!!
When we were talking about the game and his winning goal, he said, "Yeah, but I'd rather be on a team that tries their hardest and loses all their games than on a team that wins all their games but doesn't really try." You see, David's team had a guy who is really good and scored quite often. David felt like his team depended on this guy to score and didn't give their best effort. His little heart felt for the other team who didn't win all season but tried their best every week, probably because he remembers exactly what it feels like to be on that kind of team.....this is my son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Those are the moments you hang on to as a parent. Beautiful.
Mike - I think we were on a few of those teams with you, were we not? Boy, those were fun! Remember when you and Glenn coached t-ball together? Man, that seems like a lifetime ago, and moments ago at the same time. How could we ever imagine that they would become young men? Tell David "Way to go!!" and that we are so proud of his attitude. He has always been such a great teammate! Sherry
WOW!!! Great job David! I really don't know what it feels like to win or lose a soccer game, because the last time I played outside of gym was when I was 5 and no one cared. LOL!! Anyway, It's great that you aren't one of those huge-headed people who try to kill the other team's self-esteem. WAY 2 GO!
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