As I was growing up， my life went around soccer（足球）.I played on the national youth soccer teams,and travelled to Europe.At age fifteen,I spent a summer（56）with a professional team in England.I always knew I was going to be a professional soccer （57）.I had a （58）soccer scholarship to a top Midwest university, But when I got to college,things began to（59）.I started to see everything I had missed （60）the way. My high school years had been filled（61）practices and games and I didn't get to do a lot of the other things my friends were doing. At college, I（62）to be“normal”.I was feeling tired out and （63）.Finally,I decided to give（64）the college life that was similar to my high school days. I walked away （65）soccer and my scholarship. I（66）myself for the life I was living for awhile because soccer was the only thing in my life for which I ever had a passion.After a （67）of struggle,I went to another university and finished school there.Then I did quite a（68）jobs. I worked in a financial company, then for an Internet company,etc.I（69）wasn't happy. （70）back,I can see that these jobs weren't based on the （71）that were important to me： honesty，stability，and family. Then an old soccer coach（教练）of mine called and（72）an opportunity—teaching soccer and other sports to little kids. I thought, "Could this be my calling？” I've been teaching now for a （73） of years and really love it.I'm working with kids, （74）I enjoy.I am playing soccer again.However,life is（75）from that of the past days when I lived for only practices and games.Life is so colorful and attractive now!