>>1116763>be me>around 12 at the time>stereotypical fat nerdy kid>bullied and shit>see some guys playing football (or as americans call it "soccer")>not join because social anxiety and shit >go home>"Well, it would be pretty neat if i'd learn how to play it">holidays started>i spent half of them watching games and analysing every single tactic, move or anything that the pros did>i decided that i'll play goalkeeper (not only i was fat, but i actually liked the position)>the second month of holidays started>i went to a shop and bought a ball>nobody wanted to even play with me (and i was just too autistic to ask)>i had an idea that i will throw the ball against a wall of my house and catch it>i started to work on the technique>"i'm not that bad kek">i started playing from the morning to nighttime everydayand that's how i got into soccer (and sports overall).
i have better stories than that ofc, just wanted to tell how it all started