Shawn Moore

Theology

12/15/06

This I Believe: Never Giving Up

When I was nine years old, I decided that I wanted to play football. My dad signed me up to play JFL for the Normandy Vikings. When I started I wasn’t all that good. I was 30 lbs underweight for our weight class and Normandy didn’t have a 9 light team. My weight caused problems for me as my coaches had me playing defensive tackle, because I was always being held up and could never get into the backfield and make any plays. I was starting to think that I should quit football and that I was no good. I also thought I was too small and was going to end up getting hurt. After the season was over I started eating more and doing push-ups to get bigger. The next year I came out 30 pounds heavier than the years before and I was a lot tougher. They decided to move me to defensive end. Our first game that year against the City Rec Lions, I had an awesome game. I was in the backfield creating problems for the quarterback and I ended the game with over 10 sacks. After that game, I decided that I was going to keep on playing football and today, in high school, I continue to play football.

Everyone have tough times in their life where they are in a situation that seems impossible to get out of. There comes times when we are in a predicament that it seems like we can’t make it through. But for those who keep trying when times get hard for them they become successful in the end.