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[quote=Anonymous]I read this forum because I have a kid who is a soccer fanatic, but I have another kid who is a goalie in another sport, and I think some of the same factors apply. My soccer fanatic kid could never handle being goalie because DC gets far too emotionally wrapped up in the game. But for my goalie kid, at the end of the day, he does not care as much. He is cool under pressure, and while he loves his sport and is very good at it, he sees it as just one part of his life. My soccer fanatic kid got a Danny Rojas shirt because "football is life" resonates so strongly. My goalie kid finds that mystifying.

Years ago the now-retired Vikings kicker Chris Kluwe gave an interview in which he basically said that he became an NFL kicker because it was something he could do professionally that let him spend most of his day playing video games and reading sci fi, and if this world is such  that a man can earn a good living by kicking a ball for a couple of hours here and there and giving him plenty of free time otherwise, he was going to do it. That (on a small scale) is how my goalie thinks. He is not going to go pro in anything, but the mindset is similar. He has an ability to block projectiles flying at him that is entertaining for him, people seem to value, and keeps him in good shape. He thinks about it when he is playing. But outside of that, he cares more about his other hobbies, which are extensive. [/quote]

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