Soccer Number 10 Blue Print Book

The Number 10

“Not all numbers are perfect squares but the number 10 is perfect!” Drunkensoccer

From the creation of the universe, the number 10 plays an important role. From the universal laws of nature to the binary numbers 1-0, the number 10 was destine to play an important purpose in the life of mankind and soccer!

The best number of them all and the only perfect number in forms and in figures and in beauty! Even the human body bears fruits of this universal law, and truth about the prefect number, from our 10 fingers to our 10 toes. The number 10 is so perfect! It is so perfect that even in the religious circles the “Ten Commandments” which is stated by Christianity as the universal laws of God! However, “The Ten Commandments” plays a very strong role in the life of Christians. Well if the Gods see it fit to make the number 10, perfect then mankind can have hope!

Like wise in soccer, the number 10 has made a legacy for all players, thanks to this man, Pele! In soccer the number 10 is the perfect number, it is the mark of a players with great soccer skills and knowledge of the game and most of all a leader! The number 10 is the one who will be able to motivate their teammates in bad times. A good leader on and off the soccer field! Any soccer player wearing the number 10 on the soccer field is the player with the most: skills, discipline and creativity as we all expect this to be because of the weight this number carries!

However the task for this player wearing the number 10 is very difficult, simply because he or she has to learn the secrets of how to balance the world upon their shoulders with levers of skills and good leadership! This player must not just bring skills to the soccer table but he or she must bring honor and respect for this noble game called soccer. The soccer’s history has it that Pele was the first soccer player to bring universal honor and respect, fear, discipline to this deadly but perfect number. Deadly in fear and destruction for the team that faces the warrior wearing the number 10 in battle! Then, Maradona, permanently stamped it in our minds and in the soccer history books and in the media forever, when he balanced the soccer world upon his shoulders and led Argentina to their breath taking World Cup victory!

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Soccer Number 10 Blue Print Book

Soccer Number 10 Blue Print Book

Not Born But Made!

“They weren’t born number 10’s. They evolved from defeat and pain to the will to be the best of the best!” Dennis Lee

Many people, and soccer fans, sees these man and woman as brave and skillful individuals on the soccer field. However, one thing they always manage to over look is that these number 10s are normal people with two legs, as all the other players. Yes, friends these number 10s all learned the game the same way as some of us did; many of them took the long and harder route. Some had no mentor but those that they see around and on the televisions.

These number 10s are human beings just like you and I. They the real difference is that they only have more at stake than you! I will disclose this to you, for one they hate to lose but they embrace it if it comes with a good fight! These true number 10s can focus on only one thing and that is to destroy any team that they are playing against. By being so focus on winning and leadership, the number 10 will do whatever the job requires. To win- will help them quench the past flames of defeat and training. Even winning will help them to quench the self hate feelings of all those critics that said that “They would not be a good soccer player,” when they started out.

At the beginning many were pushed by great coaches that have noticed the mark of the number 10 (characteristics) hidden within these players but yet still undeveloped. Some players started to play well because they were just tired of the B.S. from many coaches that also would say the opposite! A few of these number 10s learn the game by their dad, or mother. Some were sentence to summer soccer camps because parents wanted them to do something physical. While others were fans and got tired of watching and tried to play soccer. Many were so foolish at soccer at first, that they got tired of all the negative criticisms from teammates and coaches and others. Then, they decided to go the extra mile- to the mark of the higher calling and to up hold the standards of the Number 10!

Many of these number 10s when asked about their early days of soccer, some would remember one stupid moment or the worst mistake they have ever made. Then, they would just laugh!

A few of these number 10s would recalled days when they had no money
to buy their soccer cleats or could their parents pay their way into the soccer stardom. Some would remember selling oranges and lemonades within the streets to gather enough money to buy their first cleats. Some would cut lawns on the week ends while others would just go and knock on doors within the communities and received many No. Nos. One recalled that his grandmother bought him is first cleats because his parents didn’t really liked soccer or any thing about it, but today they are apart of his fan club. Some would dream about the greats and vision every moments as if it was theirs.

In spite, the many reasons for these players to stumble upon soccer, remains unknown but only a few, took a bigger step into the secret world of the number 10, by learning how to never quit! The journey was long and very difficult, with many obstacles, but we have arrived, and the world loves us! Even, though fans can only see our skills and victories displayed on the soccer field but only if the world can see what we have being through to be here! To many number 10s, soccer is an escape from the world that they love and live in!

Soccer Number 10 Blue Print Book