Unfortunately all the excitement that was of the second leg of the semi final, was sucked right out, as the game came to an end...We had lost the first game 1-0 (away), but according the rules of this championship if we were to win 3-2 or 2-1 etc, we would pass for having a better campaign this year...So the game began on an error of the defensive midfielder losing the ball and they came up on somewhat of a breakaway and our goalie came out hesitating, and got the ball flicked right over him by their attacker. 1-0 were losing early, we missed no lie about 4 attempts in front of goal, they were easy to put away, but I must give credit to the opposing goalkeeper he was easily the player of the game making remarkable saves left and right while being the smallest player on the field, ya don't see very often if ever...So as we neared the half we got in a goal. My memory is kind of fading from the game, but we scored and were fired up, less than 10 minutes later, boom another goal, as the ref blows the whistle for the half, the loyal Desportivo Brasil supporters could feel us advancing.
Unfortunately the second half was a different story, we conceived a goal pretty early on the half, and instead of staying composed we got desperate, and started playing wild, we began to look like chickens with their heads cut off....this led to our opponents scoring again and to seal the victory with a 3-2 win, and sending us home. Although it's a nice feat to make the finals, I don't know about most people but you don't celebrate a semi final win, with dog piling your coach, pouring water on him, and screaming chants...seemed like they never had been there before oh well best of luck to them...
As for the future of my stay here...I was pretty certain it would become a weak and not so intense training enviorment luckily, we have Rodrigo the trainer for Miami FC out here, and he talked with the directors, and got us training on the ball, doing fitness, and in the gym 2-3 a day. And although it's only a small group of us we train hard, and want to leave here with our heads held high, at least I do. I want to leave here prepared, and a much better and hard working soccer player. I'm pretty sure I'm leaving here in the next two weeks or so, and I'm as excited as ever just to be back in that Miami vibe, with my family and friends. I plan to train with my former academy team, train at local parks with former teammates, and definitely hit the gym hard, while still eating healthy of course...Well most of you are enjoying your turkey dinners, I'm chilling in my room as usual. Happy thanksgiving, always give thanks to God everyday, I know I do for I've been blessed with a don to play soccer. What a blessing it is. May God bless each of you each day more and more....I'll leave you guys with a scripture from the bible.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
God Bless
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Busy I guess....
Sitting here in the play area for the pros, it's much more quieter here since they're all on vacation after losing. The only team alive is us the juniors U20s we are going to be playing the second leg here at home this Saturday after losing the first leg away 1-0. Right now we got people on the xbox playing FIFA 10' which is a sickkkk game. And we had people playing pool. but they left. Anyways I definitely have been slacking on the blogging badly...so here I am honestly, I've been going out a bit more playing poker, FIFA is quite addicting, and I saw the first 4 seasons of Lost super sickkkkkkkkkk show. Can't wait to get back home to buy season 5 and 6.
So what's been happening.....well the negotiations with the teams have been heating up and it's getting closer to making a decision I will not disclose which teams are in negotiation, or in interest of me, but when I do find out where I will be playing in January I'll post it on here. Uhmm I will be going back home it looks like December 12th! Can't wait so excited to be back home with family, and friends and be back in the Miami enviorment and oh yeah at the beach! <3333. Haha...well training has been going good I feel like I'm in a good rhythm right now, definitely have gotten stronger as well. One thing though that does worry me, which I've never had a problem with before is my stamina, since I haven't played a real full 90 minutes for close to 6 months now I'm going to have to condition pretty well on my off time in Miami and I do plan on doing that along with a strict workout plan, and eating good food not Mcdonalds, or Burger King. Also I plan to train with my academy team from this year, probably something like 3 times a week. I also plan on doing the gym with my brother when available and if not with Jona, my brothers best friend who I've blogged about before who is like a brother to me, and who is also gay for quitting his blog!!
Birthdays today is a birthday of a dear friend of my family Jossie, she is a powerful woman of God and has helped bring the faith in God at my house rise to new levels. She's an amazing woman and I wish her the best birthday ever. Also it's Gale Agbossoumonde birthday today he just turned 18 one of the sickest soccer players I know and we were going to go out for pizza, but his ass got lazy and didn't want to go. I wish him a happy birthday as well. And lastly it's not her birthday yet but tomorrow Maria Laura Fernandez will be turning 19, she is .... well I can't put into words she's just simply put amazing a girl who has altered my life for the better, and I would like to think that I've changed her life for the better as well. It sucks, this is the first birthday in five years that we won't be spending it together, I know she will see my family, and she will at least feel apart of me there. I wish her an awesome birthday and although I won't be there with her physically she holds my heart so she will always have that with her! Besides that, mmmm I guess that wraps it up back to training tomorrow as usual, weekends filled with relaxing, and talking to the family be home sooner than you think everyone I miss Miami can't wait. May God bless everyone in they're future endeavors, and continue to live happy and blessed days. I've learned another important thing while out here, and that is patience. Well time to wrap this up internet falling in 20 minutes.
God Bless!
So what's been happening.....well the negotiations with the teams have been heating up and it's getting closer to making a decision I will not disclose which teams are in negotiation, or in interest of me, but when I do find out where I will be playing in January I'll post it on here. Uhmm I will be going back home it looks like December 12th! Can't wait so excited to be back home with family, and friends and be back in the Miami enviorment and oh yeah at the beach! <3333. Haha...well training has been going good I feel like I'm in a good rhythm right now, definitely have gotten stronger as well. One thing though that does worry me, which I've never had a problem with before is my stamina, since I haven't played a real full 90 minutes for close to 6 months now I'm going to have to condition pretty well on my off time in Miami and I do plan on doing that along with a strict workout plan, and eating good food not Mcdonalds, or Burger King. Also I plan to train with my academy team from this year, probably something like 3 times a week. I also plan on doing the gym with my brother when available and if not with Jona, my brothers best friend who I've blogged about before who is like a brother to me, and who is also gay for quitting his blog!!
Birthdays today is a birthday of a dear friend of my family Jossie, she is a powerful woman of God and has helped bring the faith in God at my house rise to new levels. She's an amazing woman and I wish her the best birthday ever. Also it's Gale Agbossoumonde birthday today he just turned 18 one of the sickest soccer players I know and we were going to go out for pizza, but his ass got lazy and didn't want to go. I wish him a happy birthday as well. And lastly it's not her birthday yet but tomorrow Maria Laura Fernandez will be turning 19, she is .... well I can't put into words she's just simply put amazing a girl who has altered my life for the better, and I would like to think that I've changed her life for the better as well. It sucks, this is the first birthday in five years that we won't be spending it together, I know she will see my family, and she will at least feel apart of me there. I wish her an awesome birthday and although I won't be there with her physically she holds my heart so she will always have that with her! Besides that, mmmm I guess that wraps it up back to training tomorrow as usual, weekends filled with relaxing, and talking to the family be home sooner than you think everyone I miss Miami can't wait. May God bless everyone in they're future endeavors, and continue to live happy and blessed days. I've learned another important thing while out here, and that is patience. Well time to wrap this up internet falling in 20 minutes.
God Bless!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Progressing
Well as I lay in bed this time around to write this post, I've just finished reading a lot of my previous posts, and seen how much I've changed and progressed in almost a year of blogging, it's incredible. I've grown spiritually, soccer wise, I've matured, proven my independence, and am currently living a dream. As people right now back in Miami get ready, and all dressed up in costumes, to party up the festivities of Halloween I lay in my room, alone, in a third world country sacrificing everything back home, to follow a dream, a dream that was given to me by God. I always told God when I was younger I would do works for his Kingdom, and so far although I feel I have done some work, I haven't completed nearly anything that he has in store for me in the future. My future is so bright, I can just see it and filled with great accomplishments. I can't wait to achieve them, but it's not a nice fairy tale ride. Which is why I enjoy writing all of my experiences, I like to give people an inside look on my life, the fails, the accomplishments, the setbacks, and the glory given to God in this journey of mine.
I wish I could say everything was easy, and every day I progress and take a step forward, but the truth of the matter is, that you got to overcome the trials and tribulations to live a dream correctly. I've always struggled with commitment, with girls I never had a steady girlfriend until my last one of two years, and right now were on a low point I guess you can call it so not even that is going great....I've struggled to commit to school, to soccer when I was younger, and even to this day with God...It's hard, I mean you'd think that serving a higher power who just wants to give you a life filled with abundance and happiness would be easy, but it's actually pretty hard. Which is why God tells us that the road to Him is narrow, yet the road to hell is wide. It's easy to get caught up in things we know aren't right, but our flesh can't help but desire. I'm sure guilty of this, but I know that the Lord, and the Holy Spirit protect me every day, and when I give myself to Him every morning, He uses me for His kingdom, and it's such a blessing. Soccer wise these past two weeks (since my last post) have been really good, I've grown a bit closer to the guys, excelled on the field, and people have taken notice. I'm not saying that all the sudden I'm going to play or something, but the "good jobs", "well dones", etc have flowed more consistently from the players. Also I'm very honest with myself I know when I'm playing good or not, and I can say that I am on top of my game as of late. So soccer has been good, can't complain a ton of training though which has me taking some painkillers (given to me from the doctor) about twice a week. My weekends have been pretty boring, I mean I watch our team play, watch games on TV, and am on the computer the rest of the time. This past weekend I got invited to a party, it seemed really fun it was a group of about 5 going. When I asked what they were going to do sadly I felt conviction inside which lead to me not going. They told me they were going to spend the weekend at some chicks house, who's parents had left town, and they were just going to party, get drunk, and smoke....Now I'm not against partying or anything, but I've learned stuff back home in Miami. I mean a lived in a city my whole life where partying never ever stops.
When I was 17 I used to party a lot, drink a lot, never smoked, but ate junk food, slept late, didn't care about my work ethic etc. While Victor Pastora the former Director Of Coaches at Kendall Soccer (my club) always preached how we were all great players, with great potential, and better skill than any other team in the country, BUT the reason we wouldn't succeed would be our sleeping habits, eating habits, partying ways. So my last year in Kendall I quit that lifestyle and well the results followed...Thanks Vic, you really changed a part of my life that was holding me back. Right now I'm just reminiscing about my days back home, and my family. You know those weekends you wake up at 11, your moms cleaning, dads watching TV everyone is just in the house hanging out...well those are the days I miss most. Being at home....with my parents, grandparents, three other brothers (Diego, Mono, Jona) hanging out playing football, basketball, FIFA, or trying to figure out how we were going to sneak to the casino, of course minus my younger brother who's 12. I took those days for granted, and am grown up now, I wish I could go back to those care free days at home, procrastinating doing homework, I guess inside I still want to be a kid, ugh gotta grow up sometime I guess. On another note, I've finished reading my first book out here ; Discerning The Voice Of God. A truly great book, that has helped me grow a ton spiritually. I've now begun reading a second book, but has been delayed thanks much too, my brother. I remembered him watching the TV show Lost back home, and I began downloading episodes, and it's like cocaine, I'm hooked!! The story line for this show is incredible, I'm only on season one, and there's 6 seasons, my mom has sent me the rest, and am going to be receiving her box on Tuesday so from that day forward most of my free time will be filled up with that. Can't wait!!!
Well T minus 40 days and counting till I'm back in the states, in the mean time I'll keep rooting on my team. Were in the quater finals and tied the first leg away 0-0. Next one is here at home on Saturday. November has hit and new month has begun 17 days till the girl that holds my heart turn 19. As I come to a near completion of the first 6 months of my career as a professional soccer player, I'd like to title it Sacrifice & Patience. Anyways I'm out, I'll leave you guys with something I read every morning to start my day....
Proverbs 16:9 We can make our own plans, but God determines our steps.
Phillipians 2 He made Himself of no reputation.
"Each day is gift from God - have you said thank you today?"
And a note from my mom....
May the rose ride up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, may God always hold you in the palm of His hands.
Till the next one everybody take care all God Bless.
I wish I could say everything was easy, and every day I progress and take a step forward, but the truth of the matter is, that you got to overcome the trials and tribulations to live a dream correctly. I've always struggled with commitment, with girls I never had a steady girlfriend until my last one of two years, and right now were on a low point I guess you can call it so not even that is going great....I've struggled to commit to school, to soccer when I was younger, and even to this day with God...It's hard, I mean you'd think that serving a higher power who just wants to give you a life filled with abundance and happiness would be easy, but it's actually pretty hard. Which is why God tells us that the road to Him is narrow, yet the road to hell is wide. It's easy to get caught up in things we know aren't right, but our flesh can't help but desire. I'm sure guilty of this, but I know that the Lord, and the Holy Spirit protect me every day, and when I give myself to Him every morning, He uses me for His kingdom, and it's such a blessing. Soccer wise these past two weeks (since my last post) have been really good, I've grown a bit closer to the guys, excelled on the field, and people have taken notice. I'm not saying that all the sudden I'm going to play or something, but the "good jobs", "well dones", etc have flowed more consistently from the players. Also I'm very honest with myself I know when I'm playing good or not, and I can say that I am on top of my game as of late. So soccer has been good, can't complain a ton of training though which has me taking some painkillers (given to me from the doctor) about twice a week. My weekends have been pretty boring, I mean I watch our team play, watch games on TV, and am on the computer the rest of the time. This past weekend I got invited to a party, it seemed really fun it was a group of about 5 going. When I asked what they were going to do sadly I felt conviction inside which lead to me not going. They told me they were going to spend the weekend at some chicks house, who's parents had left town, and they were just going to party, get drunk, and smoke....Now I'm not against partying or anything, but I've learned stuff back home in Miami. I mean a lived in a city my whole life where partying never ever stops.
When I was 17 I used to party a lot, drink a lot, never smoked, but ate junk food, slept late, didn't care about my work ethic etc. While Victor Pastora the former Director Of Coaches at Kendall Soccer (my club) always preached how we were all great players, with great potential, and better skill than any other team in the country, BUT the reason we wouldn't succeed would be our sleeping habits, eating habits, partying ways. So my last year in Kendall I quit that lifestyle and well the results followed...Thanks Vic, you really changed a part of my life that was holding me back. Right now I'm just reminiscing about my days back home, and my family. You know those weekends you wake up at 11, your moms cleaning, dads watching TV everyone is just in the house hanging out...well those are the days I miss most. Being at home....with my parents, grandparents, three other brothers (Diego, Mono, Jona) hanging out playing football, basketball, FIFA, or trying to figure out how we were going to sneak to the casino, of course minus my younger brother who's 12. I took those days for granted, and am grown up now, I wish I could go back to those care free days at home, procrastinating doing homework, I guess inside I still want to be a kid, ugh gotta grow up sometime I guess. On another note, I've finished reading my first book out here ; Discerning The Voice Of God. A truly great book, that has helped me grow a ton spiritually. I've now begun reading a second book, but has been delayed thanks much too, my brother. I remembered him watching the TV show Lost back home, and I began downloading episodes, and it's like cocaine, I'm hooked!! The story line for this show is incredible, I'm only on season one, and there's 6 seasons, my mom has sent me the rest, and am going to be receiving her box on Tuesday so from that day forward most of my free time will be filled up with that. Can't wait!!!
Well T minus 40 days and counting till I'm back in the states, in the mean time I'll keep rooting on my team. Were in the quater finals and tied the first leg away 0-0. Next one is here at home on Saturday. November has hit and new month has begun 17 days till the girl that holds my heart turn 19. As I come to a near completion of the first 6 months of my career as a professional soccer player, I'd like to title it Sacrifice & Patience. Anyways I'm out, I'll leave you guys with something I read every morning to start my day....
Proverbs 16:9 We can make our own plans, but God determines our steps.
Phillipians 2 He made Himself of no reputation.
"Each day is gift from God - have you said thank you today?"
And a note from my mom....
May the rose ride up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, may God always hold you in the palm of His hands.
Till the next one everybody take care all God Bless.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Hearing God, and new country in January :)
It's truly an incredible sight and feeling, that you get when you see God working and moving in your life. Yeah I've been lost on the blogging part, but been working for the kingdom of God ohhhh Lordyyy how great it's been going. Ok first off lets start with the biggest change although nothing big at all lol. I changed rooms, I'm now in another room with just one other guy although it's much better and a lot more quieter and relaxing, this kid is probably labeled as a misfit, or a bandit. He's always loud and messing around, but really in the room he's quiet and very calm he loves to sleep. He's a forward a greattttt player, although his attitude is what might hold him back from going far. Anyways Marlon and I talked a lot he knows about me, and I now know more about him. For example he's an only child and most of his salary he sends back home to his family, his mom and dad are very poor. Anyways he had been seeing me now for a couple days praying and reading my book about God and one day while a group of 4 of us went out including him we got into a conversation about God, and I told him I don't see you pray do you pray? And he said well a bit, but I really don't know how to pray. So I told him tonight we'll pray together, now remember I would need to pray in portugese for him to understand and God knows that I can't speak real good portugese but nonetheless came the time and I told him so let's pray. Now my worship music on itunes probably consists of 60+ songs, I chose a random song from my list, and well God knows what he is doing and the name of the song was.....Teach me how to pray. Now people will say, oh coincidence, but people with faith and that know how God works know that this was clearly him being in control of the situation, I know longer feared about paying in portugese I just let the Lord flow through me and so he did. It was super nice, and we've been praying every now and then together but I do talk to him very often about God. And he is interested in it, and he loves falling asleep to the music of God as do I. So now since it's just us two I put some worship music on and fall asleep. Now as many of you know by now 10% of my salary I always find a way to give it back to God through the church. charity, or someone in need, whatever God puts into my heart. Well this month he told me to give it to him, and not tell him what to do with it but let him decide. Yesterday I gave him the money, and although he insisted he didn;t need I told him, I'm not giving you money God told me to do this, this is God giving it to you thank Him. And he told me thank you, and today told me that he is going to send the money to his parents ; that was exactly what I prayed for. Amazing how good God is.
Yesterday was also an amazing as God spoke to me directly in prayer, and in the natural (real life). After our last training session of the day, I went to shower and as always when I shower I pray to God give Him thanks, and glory for a good training session etc. Anyways God spoke to me about forgiveness as I prayed, there was this kid, who really betrayed me twice, and he was my best friend. It hurts a lot when someone does it to us, yet we do it to God everyday like nothing, and still he forgives us day after day, that's cause His love for us is unconditional no matter what He will love us. So as I continued to pray and listen to Gods voice, my girlfriend and brothers girlfriend also have a bit of bad tension I guess you can say, so I'm praying for that too be done with too. And I'm sure soon enough that tension will be gone. God didn't stop talking to me there though, later on i found out that in one of the rooms, our goalkeeper of the U20s is a leader of a bible study Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Anyways I asked if I could go to it, and he said of course. It was amazing he has such a fire and passion for the word of God and to grow spiritually. So the bible study for those who don't know is something like he prays, then random people get up and read bible verses. Now if anyone has ever picked up a bible you knowwww how big it is, and how many verses there are. Anyways one kid gets up, and I don't remember what verse but it went something like this..... God speaks to us saying if I sent my only son down to Earth to suffer, and die for your sins, for you to be forgiven, then why can't you forgive someone on the Earth for something they did wrong. Anyways I already sent a message to this kid and am awaiting a response, if he answers back before I wrap the blog up then I'll post it.
Now on to soccer stuff I know most of you aren't interested in my endeavors spiritually with God, but it's my blog so too bad if you don't like it. So yeah now back to soccer, I only have 8 more weeks in Brazil then it's off to play somewhere new and begin my career. When my agent came we spoke and he said that my plan was always to come to Brazil and TRAIN for 6 months not play in a league here or anything, it was to get better stronger and faster and learn to play the best soccer in the world. Let's face it there is no better soccer than Brazil there really isn't, you can debate other countries but Brazil will always be known as the best. So I'm going home likely around December 11th or 12th and will be leaving in January. Where too?! Well that hasn't been decided yet but I will be playing in one of the following countries come January....Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, or Portugal. Obviously to me Portugal is most appealing cause it's in Europe where the highest level of club soccer is played, and paid. But it's not what I want instead I'll leave it in Gods hands to decide where it is that I go. Also Argentina would be pretty amazing as that's where my girlfriend is from and she could visit me a lot more often and who knows maybe move to Argentina with me!! <333. Also Argentina has really good soccer, so obviously pretty appealing as well. So all in all I'm super excited to finish my training very strong in Brazil, go back home spend some much needed time with my family, and head out to somewhere new. I hope everyone is doing well back home, and is doing great with all their endeavors. Blessings to all.
God Bless :)
Yesterday was also an amazing as God spoke to me directly in prayer, and in the natural (real life). After our last training session of the day, I went to shower and as always when I shower I pray to God give Him thanks, and glory for a good training session etc. Anyways God spoke to me about forgiveness as I prayed, there was this kid, who really betrayed me twice, and he was my best friend. It hurts a lot when someone does it to us, yet we do it to God everyday like nothing, and still he forgives us day after day, that's cause His love for us is unconditional no matter what He will love us. So as I continued to pray and listen to Gods voice, my girlfriend and brothers girlfriend also have a bit of bad tension I guess you can say, so I'm praying for that too be done with too. And I'm sure soon enough that tension will be gone. God didn't stop talking to me there though, later on i found out that in one of the rooms, our goalkeeper of the U20s is a leader of a bible study Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Anyways I asked if I could go to it, and he said of course. It was amazing he has such a fire and passion for the word of God and to grow spiritually. So the bible study for those who don't know is something like he prays, then random people get up and read bible verses. Now if anyone has ever picked up a bible you knowwww how big it is, and how many verses there are. Anyways one kid gets up, and I don't remember what verse but it went something like this..... God speaks to us saying if I sent my only son down to Earth to suffer, and die for your sins, for you to be forgiven, then why can't you forgive someone on the Earth for something they did wrong. Anyways I already sent a message to this kid and am awaiting a response, if he answers back before I wrap the blog up then I'll post it.
Now on to soccer stuff I know most of you aren't interested in my endeavors spiritually with God, but it's my blog so too bad if you don't like it. So yeah now back to soccer, I only have 8 more weeks in Brazil then it's off to play somewhere new and begin my career. When my agent came we spoke and he said that my plan was always to come to Brazil and TRAIN for 6 months not play in a league here or anything, it was to get better stronger and faster and learn to play the best soccer in the world. Let's face it there is no better soccer than Brazil there really isn't, you can debate other countries but Brazil will always be known as the best. So I'm going home likely around December 11th or 12th and will be leaving in January. Where too?! Well that hasn't been decided yet but I will be playing in one of the following countries come January....Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, or Portugal. Obviously to me Portugal is most appealing cause it's in Europe where the highest level of club soccer is played, and paid. But it's not what I want instead I'll leave it in Gods hands to decide where it is that I go. Also Argentina would be pretty amazing as that's where my girlfriend is from and she could visit me a lot more often and who knows maybe move to Argentina with me!! <333. Also Argentina has really good soccer, so obviously pretty appealing as well. So all in all I'm super excited to finish my training very strong in Brazil, go back home spend some much needed time with my family, and head out to somewhere new. I hope everyone is doing well back home, and is doing great with all their endeavors. Blessings to all.
God Bless :)
Monday, October 5, 2009
Understandinnnn'
So as I've gotten further into reading this book I already feel that about 40 pages in I've learned a lot, and have heard God talk to me. Then I heard God speak to me again when I started praying about my soccer career. It hit me, I'm truly in a place where all there is to do is play soccer, and the internet literally. Now I prayed to God saying it gets hard you know cause it's get mad boring over here a lot. Then He told me where else can I send you to get better at soccer and grow with me....I kinda let that sink in and observed my life in Brazil. Okay soccer wise a good place for me to get better stronger learn, it's Brazil the best soccer in the world. Why so boring how shall I fill up my time? Then I heard this, where in the world can I send you where you can receive good soccer, while also getting closer to me, then I noticed God made them put the rule of the internet going out at 11:00PM for I can dedicate my nights to working out and to God, if not I would be stuck on facebook or poker etc. Then I thought about going out? There's nothing to do here? But if they was something to do to keep me distracted would I ever really sit down and read a book? I just see that God has put me in this enviorment to not only grow soccer wise as a player, but also as human in getting closer to God. I have never felt this close to God as I've mentioned, and I now know how to live my life with God. So he's setting me up with this foundation for when I do go to somewhere more distraction filled, wherever that may be.
On the soccer aspect when I spoke with Luiz Muzzi he told me so far everything was going according to plan. By the way I can't play this year cause the registration deadline closed on Sept. 15th although Edu my coach did tell me that he would've put me in some games to play with but I wasn't registered. I asked Muzzi why I never got registered up, and he said the plan was to not expose me to playing till January, but as soon as January gets here that I can expect to be playing on a team, maybe here in Brazil or maybe somewhere else around the world. I obviously want to go play in Europe maybe somewhere like Portugal, but honestly I leave that in Gods hands and let his will be done. So soccer wise I'm excited for January but until then I'm definintly working hard. I've kept a good routine of working out at night on my own, and I've also began eating from the salad bar, also beans, and other foods that I don't like but I know I need to eat, so I've been mixing all my food up and eating. Lastly I've also been drinking my creatine, so my soccer life feels pretty complete, and progressing all glory to God. So my next step in my career will be in January I'm excited to see what's going to happen. I wish I could fast forward there, but it's the journey along the way that makes it a rewarding feat when you've accomplished stuff.
So yeah soccer wise, life wise everything seems perfect I can't be happier with the way things are going, I just hope I get moved to somewhere new in January not that I don't like Brazil but I need a change of scenerary I think something like Europe! Haha we'll see if God feels I'm ready to go out there. I'd like to give my two cents on the US U20 Mens National Team, and there recent faring at the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Egypt. I gotta admit, I was pretty upset to never be considered to play on this team especially after the year I put up in the academy, nonetheless they had a very good team going, and I think they were cocky, and too laid back and got their butts handed to them. It sucks cause I really wanted too see them succeed especially have two friends on the team Bryan Arguez, and Gale (last name too long) lol. But oh well, I think their defense was weak besides Gale and their right back Williams I think his name was he was a fast player with a fro. Also I think their goalie was outstanding, the midfield was okay, and up top they lacked playmakers I like Tony Taylor but they need people who are willing to come receive the ball and lay it off or turn a man with it like Jozy Altidore but whatever that world cup has come and gone. Maybe I can look forward to the U23 World Cup who knows...
Lastly there is a sick movie coming out in the states in fall it's Lebron James documentary on his life, I read online he cried when he saw the movie air for the first time, so it must be pretty cool it drops this fall, when I get back home I'm defenitly going to be seeing it, name of the movie is more than a game. Oh and incase anyone wants the book I been reading it's called "Discerning the voice of God" it's a really really good book, everyone should check it out, it's definitly helped me out. Alright I'm out got gym pretty soon. Blessings all.
God Bless
On the soccer aspect when I spoke with Luiz Muzzi he told me so far everything was going according to plan. By the way I can't play this year cause the registration deadline closed on Sept. 15th although Edu my coach did tell me that he would've put me in some games to play with but I wasn't registered. I asked Muzzi why I never got registered up, and he said the plan was to not expose me to playing till January, but as soon as January gets here that I can expect to be playing on a team, maybe here in Brazil or maybe somewhere else around the world. I obviously want to go play in Europe maybe somewhere like Portugal, but honestly I leave that in Gods hands and let his will be done. So soccer wise I'm excited for January but until then I'm definintly working hard. I've kept a good routine of working out at night on my own, and I've also began eating from the salad bar, also beans, and other foods that I don't like but I know I need to eat, so I've been mixing all my food up and eating. Lastly I've also been drinking my creatine, so my soccer life feels pretty complete, and progressing all glory to God. So my next step in my career will be in January I'm excited to see what's going to happen. I wish I could fast forward there, but it's the journey along the way that makes it a rewarding feat when you've accomplished stuff.
So yeah soccer wise, life wise everything seems perfect I can't be happier with the way things are going, I just hope I get moved to somewhere new in January not that I don't like Brazil but I need a change of scenerary I think something like Europe! Haha we'll see if God feels I'm ready to go out there. I'd like to give my two cents on the US U20 Mens National Team, and there recent faring at the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Egypt. I gotta admit, I was pretty upset to never be considered to play on this team especially after the year I put up in the academy, nonetheless they had a very good team going, and I think they were cocky, and too laid back and got their butts handed to them. It sucks cause I really wanted too see them succeed especially have two friends on the team Bryan Arguez, and Gale (last name too long) lol. But oh well, I think their defense was weak besides Gale and their right back Williams I think his name was he was a fast player with a fro. Also I think their goalie was outstanding, the midfield was okay, and up top they lacked playmakers I like Tony Taylor but they need people who are willing to come receive the ball and lay it off or turn a man with it like Jozy Altidore but whatever that world cup has come and gone. Maybe I can look forward to the U23 World Cup who knows...
Lastly there is a sick movie coming out in the states in fall it's Lebron James documentary on his life, I read online he cried when he saw the movie air for the first time, so it must be pretty cool it drops this fall, when I get back home I'm defenitly going to be seeing it, name of the movie is more than a game. Oh and incase anyone wants the book I been reading it's called "Discerning the voice of God" it's a really really good book, everyone should check it out, it's definitly helped me out. Alright I'm out got gym pretty soon. Blessings all.
God Bless
Sunday, October 4, 2009
NineTeeeen.
19th birthday has come and gone. It began nicely, waking up to beautiful emails from my, mother, father, girlfriend, and older brother. These emails made me feel super happy, until the last one from my brother ; it was written with such honesty and purity, it completely overwhelmed me, half way through the email I gave in. I gave in to something I hadn't in probably some years, I gave into crying. Tears streamed down my face, as I finished reading what my brother wrote it was as if he took what was in his heart and put it on paper, and it's as if those words broke me, not in a bad way but in a way that I can't even put into words my self. Tears of joy continued to roll down my face, as I responded to his email, it was so touching. It was also my mother's birthday and I wrote her birthday email as well.
The morning was pretty normal, standard stuff breakfast, showering, praying etc. I met with Luiz Muzzi later on and he gave me gifts that my parents sent with him. I got all these great cards from family, and friends. I also received my beautiful pair of cleats, and a book I think the name of it is "Discerning God's voice". I've now read the first 30 pages and I'm pretty hooked it's really a great book, and well written I'm enjoying reading some every night. Anyways the day progressed and we had a "palestra" with Nike. For those who don't know Desportivo Brasil signed a 3 year contract with Nike so they're the new sponsors starting in January. They spoke about Nike's past and there plan with us the uniforms etc, the coolest part was that we get to try cleats for them like test their new cleats out so that's pretty neat! Later on we had training, where I felt I had one of my best training sessions so far, I did very good leading my team to victory in a half filed game. After had dinner relaxed in my room, then had a via internet birthday celebration with my family. They even got a little cake and sang to me happy birthday and I blew wind at my webcam to act as if I were blowing out the candles, it was really a fun time. Then they were headed out to dinner for my mom, and I headed out to dinner with 5 friends from here we went to a really good pizza buffet, where I ate probably 9 pizzas but had 6 different type of pizzas and when the bill came, my good friend Bruno Andrade paid my part of the bill ; he insisted. Anyways after that we took a cab ride back home, and just relaxed. I prayed began reading my book, and fell asleep it was a great birthday in which surpassed my expectations. This blog is kind of short, I wanted to leave this blog specifically for my birthday, I will soon be posting up another blog on the future of my career. Big steps coming up soon. So next post all soccer related! Thank you all for your birthday wishes as well. I'm pretty beat right now so yeah end. Here some pics of the night.
God Bless :)
The morning was pretty normal, standard stuff breakfast, showering, praying etc. I met with Luiz Muzzi later on and he gave me gifts that my parents sent with him. I got all these great cards from family, and friends. I also received my beautiful pair of cleats, and a book I think the name of it is "Discerning God's voice". I've now read the first 30 pages and I'm pretty hooked it's really a great book, and well written I'm enjoying reading some every night. Anyways the day progressed and we had a "palestra" with Nike. For those who don't know Desportivo Brasil signed a 3 year contract with Nike so they're the new sponsors starting in January. They spoke about Nike's past and there plan with us the uniforms etc, the coolest part was that we get to try cleats for them like test their new cleats out so that's pretty neat! Later on we had training, where I felt I had one of my best training sessions so far, I did very good leading my team to victory in a half filed game. After had dinner relaxed in my room, then had a via internet birthday celebration with my family. They even got a little cake and sang to me happy birthday and I blew wind at my webcam to act as if I were blowing out the candles, it was really a fun time. Then they were headed out to dinner for my mom, and I headed out to dinner with 5 friends from here we went to a really good pizza buffet, where I ate probably 9 pizzas but had 6 different type of pizzas and when the bill came, my good friend Bruno Andrade paid my part of the bill ; he insisted. Anyways after that we took a cab ride back home, and just relaxed. I prayed began reading my book, and fell asleep it was a great birthday in which surpassed my expectations. This blog is kind of short, I wanted to leave this blog specifically for my birthday, I will soon be posting up another blog on the future of my career. Big steps coming up soon. So next post all soccer related! Thank you all for your birthday wishes as well. I'm pretty beat right now so yeah end. Here some pics of the night.
God Bless :)
Monday, September 28, 2009
Been a while..
Well this weekend, was not anything to special I pretty much did personal workouts, prayed, ate, and played poker. Lol yeah not too much was happening, although they've now given us a new curfew it used to be at 11:00PM now our new curfew is NO CURFEW! Now for some people this was super exciting as for me, mehh don't really care I don't like to go out over here too much these guys get very drunk and come back at 4-5AM not really the best 'soccer lifestyle" I've pretty much let liquor go since I left Miami, just cause I refuse to put it in my body anymore, along with soda.
Well we 3 games left in the "first phase" of the season we were in 4th we need two wins out of our last 3 games. This weekend we had a game on the road against SEV Horlandia something like that, well whatever important thing is we came out of there with the result a 2-0 victory. Juan who again was the only one on the roster out of the three Americans over here including myself, didn't see playing time, as the starting wing backs have recovered from injuries. We have another game this upcoming week, and hopefully we can clinch a birth into the next phase.
Starting tomorrow I'm going to be on a diet, I've profusely nagged the our gym trainer that I need more muscle and he's decided to put me on a special diet to gain some mas and strength, along with that I'm going to be put on creatine beginning tomorrow as well. So I'm pretty excited about that too, along with and some good hours and hard work in the gym I think I should finally begin to gain some muscle. Also I been doing extra work in the room as always, some push ups, sit ups, working with an elastic band I have for strength etc. I been drinking a ton of water, it is so sickly hot over here, in the states your heading into winter over here were approaching summer, and boy has it hit already I begin to sweat if I take a step outside it sucks!
Uhm what else, oh! About a week ago (the following is one of the few reasons I elect not to go out) at the "plaza" where everyone hangs out at, and talks crap meets up with people there was a fight. One of the younger kids from the U15s allegedly hooked up with some chick who had a boyfriend, obviously the boyfriend wasn't too happy and approached the young kid with about 20 of his friends, he swung a punch and fractured his nose I believe Juan (American) in an attempt to protect him, went out to break the fight but the Brazilians weren't having it, and they kicked Juan in his leg and then the fight seemingly broke up and everyone parted. I mean first of all, the kid is dumb for doing something to get himself in this situation, but this is the reason I don't go out much I mean I'm here to play soccer, and yeah although it's good to go out etc, I'd rather not just cause there's so many people out there in a "third" world country who just have no morals and you don't know how there going to react in situations, like imagine if it were an older kid and the fight escalated and guns were shot, I'd rather not take a chance. I know it's a far fetchd' idea, but better to be safe than sorry. That's why when I go out, I just go out to eat, or to the supermarket, etc.
My birthday is fastly approaching I will turn 19 years old, on October 1st this Thursday, pretty dopeeeee. Luiz Muzzi will be arriving the day before my birthday to bring me some stuff that my parents sent with him, and also I guess for I don't pass my birthday alone. It is going to be my first birthday in that I celebrate alone. My birthday falls on the same day as my moms so it sucks were used to blowing out our candles together. But were going to have a skype birthday celebration, so it'll be a virtual birthday party, how fun!! Lol my mom is going to be turning the big 25 yup she's that young ;) well not really but she looks 25 so that's what matters!
Also my prayer life with God has become so strong I'm almost at the verge of tears!! I'm excited about that because I've only cried once with my dad when he almost broke down when he saw me (long story, and too private) and also when I was younger and accepted Jesus in my life as my Lord and Savior. So it's exciting, it sucks cause I pray alone, when you pray with others you feel that good spiritual energy of the holy spirit so much more, but I still get that feeling praying alone, and I hear God talk back to me it's so strong I love it. So yeah after this blog I'll work out a bit, shower, pray and fall into a great sleep :). You guys won't see this blog till tomorrow morning cause I'm writing this as the internet is already out, but yeah till the next one probably on my birthday....
God Bless!
Well we 3 games left in the "first phase" of the season we were in 4th we need two wins out of our last 3 games. This weekend we had a game on the road against SEV Horlandia something like that, well whatever important thing is we came out of there with the result a 2-0 victory. Juan who again was the only one on the roster out of the three Americans over here including myself, didn't see playing time, as the starting wing backs have recovered from injuries. We have another game this upcoming week, and hopefully we can clinch a birth into the next phase.
Starting tomorrow I'm going to be on a diet, I've profusely nagged the our gym trainer that I need more muscle and he's decided to put me on a special diet to gain some mas and strength, along with that I'm going to be put on creatine beginning tomorrow as well. So I'm pretty excited about that too, along with and some good hours and hard work in the gym I think I should finally begin to gain some muscle. Also I been doing extra work in the room as always, some push ups, sit ups, working with an elastic band I have for strength etc. I been drinking a ton of water, it is so sickly hot over here, in the states your heading into winter over here were approaching summer, and boy has it hit already I begin to sweat if I take a step outside it sucks!
Uhm what else, oh! About a week ago (the following is one of the few reasons I elect not to go out) at the "plaza" where everyone hangs out at, and talks crap meets up with people there was a fight. One of the younger kids from the U15s allegedly hooked up with some chick who had a boyfriend, obviously the boyfriend wasn't too happy and approached the young kid with about 20 of his friends, he swung a punch and fractured his nose I believe Juan (American) in an attempt to protect him, went out to break the fight but the Brazilians weren't having it, and they kicked Juan in his leg and then the fight seemingly broke up and everyone parted. I mean first of all, the kid is dumb for doing something to get himself in this situation, but this is the reason I don't go out much I mean I'm here to play soccer, and yeah although it's good to go out etc, I'd rather not just cause there's so many people out there in a "third" world country who just have no morals and you don't know how there going to react in situations, like imagine if it were an older kid and the fight escalated and guns were shot, I'd rather not take a chance. I know it's a far fetchd' idea, but better to be safe than sorry. That's why when I go out, I just go out to eat, or to the supermarket, etc.
My birthday is fastly approaching I will turn 19 years old, on October 1st this Thursday, pretty dopeeeee. Luiz Muzzi will be arriving the day before my birthday to bring me some stuff that my parents sent with him, and also I guess for I don't pass my birthday alone. It is going to be my first birthday in that I celebrate alone. My birthday falls on the same day as my moms so it sucks were used to blowing out our candles together. But were going to have a skype birthday celebration, so it'll be a virtual birthday party, how fun!! Lol my mom is going to be turning the big 25 yup she's that young ;) well not really but she looks 25 so that's what matters!
Also my prayer life with God has become so strong I'm almost at the verge of tears!! I'm excited about that because I've only cried once with my dad when he almost broke down when he saw me (long story, and too private) and also when I was younger and accepted Jesus in my life as my Lord and Savior. So it's exciting, it sucks cause I pray alone, when you pray with others you feel that good spiritual energy of the holy spirit so much more, but I still get that feeling praying alone, and I hear God talk back to me it's so strong I love it. So yeah after this blog I'll work out a bit, shower, pray and fall into a great sleep :). You guys won't see this blog till tomorrow morning cause I'm writing this as the internet is already out, but yeah till the next one probably on my birthday....
God Bless!
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