Being a UVA soccer player means everything to me both on and off the soccer field. Being part of such a talented soccer program and a great academic university has basically been a dream come true for me. A soccer program such as UVA has taught me so many new techniques and tactics I dont think I would have learned anywhere else. More importantly, it has taught me the key part of the game; being part of a team. To me, soccer is one of the best sports in the world because its all about working together and working for each other. Without that, there is little chance a team can be successful. At UVA, we are so blessed to have the coaches and players we do. To us, we're all family. Knowing that every practice and every game we are playing not only for ourselves, but for our teammates, makes everything that much easier. A large part of our success comes from the willingness to work for each other on and off the field. Without that and our desire to win as a team, we would just be talented individuals. And we all know that doesnt win soccer games. So for me, being a soccer player at UVA means so much more than the success we have during our fall season. It's about our UVA PRIDE both I, as well as everyone else on this team, holds on to. This pride is so strong, we come away every game knowing no matter what the result, we gave our very best.
The things I will take away from my four years here are: 1) The knowledge of the game and 2) The life long friends (especially my fourth yearsssssss) who will always be a part of me. None of it would have been possible without the opportunity to play and study at UVA.
