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[ [ MICHAEL COX FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
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The most rewarding aspect of playing football to me would simply be that: playing football. I genuinely love the sport. I don’t play to gain anything. Not for respect, not for accolades. While all of those are perks that I really appreciate, I play to play. The team camaraderie is necessary to win. It’s not a one-person sport. You need teammates and your teammates need you. There’s no greater feeling to me than to be under the Friday night lights in the heat of a football game, and look to your left and right and know that all of your brothers got your back. And you got theirs.
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LEIGHTON DICKSON LACROSSE RHODES COLLEGE
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I started playing lacrosse in 5th grade. It started off at the beach with one of my best friends. He had been playing for a few prior seasons, and he had an extra stick with him. Just for fun, we went out to a field and threw the ball around. He said, “Hey you’re pretty good for your first time. You should play.” So I decided to give it a try. I’ve stuck with it ever since that day. I love the speed, strategy, and physicality of the game. The most rewarding part of the game for me is assisting my teammates. Whenever I can set them up for an opportunity to score, it makes all of the effort into that play worth it. Scoring goals myself are fun, but setting up my teammates is even better in my opinion. The most challenging part of the game is definitely the endurance needed for my position (midfield). If you’re playing midfield, you’re constantly running. At one moment you’re playing offense, and then the next moment you’re sprinting down the field to play defense.
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[ [ RYAN SCHEWE SOCCER GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
