Waking up at 5:30 am to make sure I am not late to 6am practices that result in the hardest fitness i've ever ran. Not to mention, it's our third day in a row of two a days and our coach decides to make us do the beep test...failure. Experienced being done with practice thirty minutes before my 8am class starts so everyone looks at me in disgust like I just got done with practice...which in reality I did. Going to class and not having enough energy to stay awake from the mornings practice, so we get the "Stupid Athlete" repuation. Since I'm asleep in class, I have to get tutors every night to make sure I know what I'm doing and to make sure I finish up my 8 hrs per week studying at the hixon. Which for the most part while i'm at hixon I take naps or I take pictures on my mac with other teamates.After my 4 classes are done with I go to rec and practice for 4+ hours. Starting with weights that consist of attempting to do pullups...as the volleyball girls laugh at us. We Jump on boxes that will help us be quicker off the ground.I am one of the shortest players jumping on the highest box and the tallest girls is jumping on the smallest box, Some things I dont understand. After our never ending practice it's like 8 oclock and typically after we ice bath and everything else we go to dinner. Sometimes practice gets let out to late that all the dining halls are closed. If they aren't closed we go eat dinner and then we go back to hixon. The only time i'm in my room or have "free time" is when I'm in bed sleeping dreading the idea of waking up early and starting the whole day over again.
The coolest thing of an athlete is all the free gear we get. I wear soccer stuff more than I wear my own clothes that I brought to college with me. I got new white tennis shoes and the next day they were dirty because of the track and the weight room. Soccer girls are also famous for wearing our "grey suit." when any one see's us wearing grey sweat pants and grey sweat shirt... they are always like "soccer girls are coming this way" Also we get fed alot on our out of town tournaments, and I get to experience alot of different food places.
I dont have a social life. I have been here since July and I haven't meant anyone besides other athletes. I don't go out on weekends because we are traveling and soccer is our majoy priority. When I wear something other then sweats...people ask me whats the special occasion? I don't do well on my tests because I dont have time to study and if I do have time to study I'd rather go to sleep because i'm physically and mentally tired. Not to mention, I love playing soccer. No sarcasm. I love it here and I love the life of a college athlete but it's pretty time consuming and takes a lot out of you. Wouldn't want it any other way. The people I have met that play soccer are people that I will forever care about. I love it.
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