"If you give a child a ball"
If you give a child a ball, they will want goalposts to go with it. Then, they will probably spend hours begging you to go out in the garden to play with them, even though you may want to sit on the sofa and watch tv. They will insist. And their insistence will win.
And when a child gets a kit, they will need shin pads and boots to go with it. And a TEAMโฆ..
And then life as you know it will end.
There will be no more lazy weekends watching tv. You will see more sunrises than you ever thought possible. Every spare minute of your time will be spent taking your child to training and games.
And your house will be a mess. And your car will be dirty. All because you gave a kid who has a ball.
Your weekends will be spent freezing or burning to death or getting soaked on a sideline. And their weekends will be spent gaining confidence and friends, and learning new skills and having fun.
And you will be there the day they score their first pass, first goal, or save and also their first foul . And they will make you SO proud.
And right before your eyes, your little child will be transformed from the baby who kicked or bounced
the ball and fell in love with the sport.
When you give a child a ball, you give them more than just a ball. You give them a sport, and talent, and hope, and dreams, and friends, a new family, a place to learn about life, room to grow as a person where they can push their limits, and bravery, and courage and LIFE, and memories. And they will have ALL of these things, simply because you gave a child a ball.
Because you gave a child a ball, you too will develop new/lifelong friendships, developed solely from the same passion for the game and love of your team. You will cheer together. Because you gave a child a ball.
Then one day, many years from todayโฆ.they will be in their room and a ball will roll out from an old dusty bag underneath their bed. And they will pick it up and realise instantly that when you gave that child a ball, you also gave them a childhood that they would never forget. And then they will hug you, and your eyes may leak โ because you realise that everything YOU gave up along the wayโฆ..was worth it!
Wayne Rooney was one of a kind.
No one and I mean no one comes close to @WayneRooney
"The greatest goal scorer Manchester United have ever had."
Short Story
When Wayne was in India for the FIFA WORLD CUP, I had the honor to meet him with some of my fellow reds. Dint get to talk to him much as we all were short on time. But I spoke with his brother in law who was with him and he told me that he had shown the video to Wazza and they all loved it.
One of my fav videos of all time, the collab with @AdamMcKola@isurvived621958 was legendary โ๏ธ
Iโm struggling to find the words to put with this post but please watch my most recent interview with Dele. Itโs the most emotional, difficult yet inspirational conversation Iโve ever had in my life. Watch the interview on @wearetheoverlap here https://t.co/60d4IZwQmR
Literally watched 2 mins of @dele_official on the overlap and itโs got me. What a brave brave man hope he can find some form and comeback to the player he was ๐ญ
Some unbelievable saves by Dave. Have no doubt in his prime he was the best in the world. Too many mistakes last season cost him the no1 spot but gutted to see him leave like this deserved better from the club