Playing soccer as a kid: Whether it was your favorite thing to do or not, you probably hold some very distinct memories of it. And in my case, I'm very thankful that I did it. As you grew up with this sport, you probably know that there are many things now that you can acknowledge that make it rather obvious you grew up playing soccer.
1. You have very minimal upper body strength.
Let's face it, most of us focused solely on our legs, not our arms, unless perhaps you were a goalie. If you weren't though, you probably don't have much muscle going for you in the arm area.
2. On the other hand, your legs are stronger than most would think.
It doesn't hurt that with the whole sprinting back and forth thing, we ended up with muscular legs, and also pretty decent butts, I'd say.
3. The soccer tan is forever.
It almost seems as though it is permanent. Even if you haven't played in a while, it seems like when summer comes, it's 10 times harder to tan your shins than the rest of your body.
4. Soccer ball imprints are pretty sick.
Especially if it was a really cold day, it probably hurt quite a bit, but the mark a soccer ball will leave is actually really cool, and you are probably proud of it.
5. You want to cry a little anytime you hear "get on the line."
That never means anything good.
6. Tournaments may be the best part.
This is especially true if they are out of town and you get to leave for a weekend.
7. Getting new cleats was probably one of the best days ever.
Getting a new, colorful, pair of cleats—what beats that?
8. On a daily basis, you probably have no fear of eating a significant amount of junk food.
"I'll run it off later."
9. Goalie wars or world cup were the best two games you could ever play.
Nothing beats those two games, and you actually getting super excited to play them.
10. When it came to sprints you have thought more than once, "What if we just don't do it, what is he gonna do about it?"
You always still did it, though.
11. You probably had almost no life in high school when it came to anything other than soccer.
The practices and games took up the majority of your time.
12. Your team became your best friends.
It seemed to just be a group of girls that you didn't have any problem telling your problems to or complaining to, and you got very comfortable around one another.
