For being an introverted dork stuck inside his house not even playing video games but making them — a career in the defences… yeah, that’s not compatible is it. I gotta do something about that.
I never played any sport seriously growing up. I liked running, I liked the concept of working as a team to achieve a common goal. Hmm, goal… that’s it, I’m gonna start playing football ⚽.
I suck at everything I start. I barely knew how to kick the ball and I thought I was fair at running — but no. Not for football you’re not. I went to an academy to build up the discipline and have a proper learning path. I threw up the first day I went there. The running was too intense. But we pushed through and after like a year — I could kick a ball now 🥲
I thought I would become a baller with master control and slick dribbling. But like, you don’t get things that easily do you. I became an average player despite not touching a football just a year prior — the progress is pretty good, I’m pretty proud of that. But in a team game it’s not about whether you’ve improved a lot, it’s about whether you play good.
I was pretty consistent till 2025, after which I had to focus more on academics and I quit the academy. After that I went back to my dork era — but even without practice you wouldn’t be as bad as before.