I believe inspirational conversations can help you become a  better person. The all so “helpful” talks you get from coaches, teachers and parents always exit your mind quickly before thinking about how they could help and push you to become better. These talks can become boring, long and cheesy--you don’t want to pay any attention.  But do you ever really think about how they can actually be applied to your life?

Without fail, as I tie up my soccer shoes and put on my socks. I get an “inspirational” talk from my dad. Not always focusing on the true meaning of what he is really saying. I am always pushed upon the reality to say yes but really in the real world, I don’t always take it in. Playing soccer my whole life I have learned many things, slowly trying to figure things out. Now at age thirteen I finally learned how to take in conversations and apply them to my game.

“Are you going to work hard”? The first words that come out of my dad's mouth never make me think to say yes, because really all I want to do is ignore the fact that he is trying to help.  I now realize that the answer is yes and I now have to apply them to my game no matter what the consequence is because they can help. When my dad yells to me, “be aggressive”  when I am dribbling down the sideline fast, out of breath and tired, I take all the words into my mind trying to think of so many things as I cross the ball and it spins fast and quicker than a tiger
chasing its prey.  Cheering and yelling coming from the crowd, my teammates more thrilled than ever because I just scored a goal. It made me think how listening to voices in the background can push you to become better and it really did. Not only did I become better and stronger I became smarter. I never had realized how inspirational my dad's voice is. It has changed the way I am able to play and become better.

I now apply all voices and conversations to my life to become better on the field and to my daily life.  Practice doesn't always make perfect; but it can make you better and stronger. Now I know whenever I playing a sport or working hard on something I stop to think about what the voices are telling me. If I keep working hard, life will provide me with a better outcome to become better.

This I believe.