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The real reason you played:
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Waiting to hear if you got a good team color was a crucial and heart-pounding moment.
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It was impossible to find any clothes that didn't have grass stains.
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Juggling: how to win friends and influence people.
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And this was literally the best feeling in the world!
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More often than not, your parents were way more into the game than you were.
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NOTHING felt better than the sweet relief that was taking off your shin guards after a game.
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Your summers were filled with soccer camp, talking about soccer camp, and playing soccer in the yard to practice for soccer camp.
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If you were the goalie, you secretly loved that you could chill for a second while all the action happened on the other side of the field.
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But as soon as the ball did come your way, you got SERIOUS.
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No matter how dirty or tired you were, you had to line up and give your former adversaries a thousand high fives.
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You made some of your best friends and memories on that field!
