Huff And Puff

This morning, I had a game of soccer. Usually known as the “Five Minute Wonder Kid”, I lasted the whole game today.

As I eat a lot and do not jog regularly, I have not been having good stamina since my army days. In fact, I seldom exercise except for this Sunday short soccer stint. So it is only natural that I am not fit.

In the past, I would chase after balls and run at defenders. After a short while, I would then stop at the side of the pitch to pant and later render myself useless for the rest of the game. I would have given up, thinking that it was too tough to get back into the game as I needed rest very often. What a loser!

I decided to change. I was actually huffing and puffing after a while into the game as usual. But I told myself to carry on with the workout. I wanted to use the game as a form of building up my stamina. I wanted to improve and thus I endured.

And in the end, I had a great game and our team won 5-3.