Unit1 Passage B Football – the game of life Since I was five years old, I have been playing the game of football. I believe that football is not just a ball game, but also a game about life. When I am not on the field, I enjoy watching other kids play the game. They play without fear, reason and with a huge grin on their faces. As I ’ ve grown into the real world, I have begun to see the ties between life and football. As I look down the line, I see everyone dripping sweat. I see the pain on each player’s face. The coach blows the whistle and everyone starts rushing to the other end of the field. When things get hard, like what we experience in our workouts, there is no giving up. If we give up and quit, we may lose and be defeated. This applies to the real world as well. If you lose your job, you have to go out and find a new one because you have to pay the bills. You can’t quit because you will end up with nothing. Life isn’t always fun and it can be extremely hard. Whether it is holding the state championship or getting a promotion, hard work always reaps rewards. To be successful in football, you need to come together and be a team. You can’t run forward if someone doesn’t run back; you can’t pass if there is nobody to pass to; you can’t win if there is no team. You all have to work together no matter what your differences may be. This teamwork can be applied in the exact same way to your career. You will need to rely on co-workers to do their part while you do yours, coming together to get the job done. Now, you and your partners have faith in each other, and this faith will do great things. Football is all about building and relying on relationships with others. Through all the blood, sweat, and tears you and your teammates have gone through, you now have a strong friendship that could last a lifetime. You have learned to trust each other. You know they will do anything for you, and you would do the same for them. Football gets a lot of attention for the stars and the teams, but in my eyes it is more than that. I see life lessons that are there for us to learn and prepare us for the real world. For me, football has been and continues to be an inspiration in the game of life.