A story dedicated to everyone who played or whose life was changed by the sport of Soccer.

1. The Beautiful
Life
A Story About Soccer
By Jordan Hegel

2. Soccer as a sport can
change peoples’ lives.

3. It breeds curiosity at a
very young age.

4. First you learn to dribble
the ball.

5. Then you learn how to
kick the ball

6. Then you score the goal!!!!

7. You play this game with
your friends.

8. In the streets.

9. Or in the back yard.

10. And you make friends.

11. Before you know it,
you’re playing for a team.

12. Sometimes you fall down.

13. But then you learn to get
yourself back up.

14. You become really good
and you play in high
school.

15. Then in college too.

16. And sometimes you win
championships.

17. And other times you
don’t.

18. But that is life.

19. You may play
professional soccer too.
First as a rookie.

20. Then as a legend.

21. Maybe one day, you’ll
coach too. Sometimes a
little excited.

22. Other times not.

23. And then sometimes have
no emotion at all.

24. And then maybe
someday, you can coach
your children.

25. • .
On the beautiful game
that gave you a beautiful
life.

26. The end.