Successd

It's my senior year and everything is going flawlessly; I don't want football to end. I was really nervous during the summer about football, since I barely played a down last year. However, I have really stepped up my game this year. I now have a starting position at linebacker on defense, and all of the special teams. I thought at the beginning of the year that I would play more offense, but I still rotate with Chris Fritsch. My biggest concern is my defensive position; Coach V told me that if i kept up my great performances I could be an all confrence linebacker. When he told me this I first thought "Oh great like thats not any pressure at all." Now that I think about it this is a great accomplishment for me; I came from not playing the previous year to being a potential all confrence player. I believe that alot of that credit goes to my older brother Joe. Last year was his last year ever being able to play football and it ended with a tradgic loss in the playoffs. After that game he said through tears, "Bud, I love you so much and I want you to do great next year. You never know when your last game could be, so don't waste your time."
I could tell how bad he felt, and I knew that I may not feel it now, but when I'm done it's gonna suck. He then said the most motivating words ever spoken to me. "I'm living through you now."
 Now, half a year later, whenever I feel like letting up in practice I see him and I think, "Awh crap I can't let him down." Thats how I get my drive, those few five words. Thats what motivates me to get that all confrence title.