“I never thought then I'd be doing what I'm doing now. At my high school, being on the girls soccer team was the cool thing to do, but that was definitely never going to happen for me, so I played music. Not because everyone thought it was awesome, but for the love of it.” HappensSchoolGirlTeamHigh SchoolSoccerThings To DoCool ThingsSoccer Team Author:Kate Voegele
“I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball.” PlaySchoolUsedPlayerBasketballHigh SchoolSoccerBasketball PlayerMorocco Author:French Montana
“I had a very simple, unremarkable and happy life. And I grew up in a very small town. And so my life was made up of, you know, in the morning going to the river to fetch water - no tap water, and no electricity - and, you know, bathing in the river, and then going to school, and playing soccer afterwards.” KnowsMadeSchoolWaterSimpleMorningGrewGrew UpRiversTownsSoccerHappy LifeElectricitySmall TownBathingFetchPlaying SoccerTap Water Author:Ishmael Beah
“They [people of Afghanistan] didn't want Al-Qaeda in their country. They didn't appreciate the Taliban taking control. But they really have an incredible amount of dignity. And by that, they are grateful for America's help in ridding them of the Taliban. The average, ordinary person is glad that their daughter can go to school now. There's no public executions, no banning of soccer games. The difference is, they're appreciative, but they don't want any prolonged military presence of the United States there.” PeopleWantPersonsCountryStatesHelpingSchoolAmericaGamesDifferencesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryAmountOrdinaryDaughterAppreciateDignityGratefulIncrediblesAverageGladSoccerAlsAfghanistanExecutionAl QaedaTalibanAppreciativeOrdinary PersonSoccer GameMilitary Presence Author:Immortal Technique