Pursuing an impossible dream

by Johannes Nathan Zakaria
(Jakarta , Indonesia)

Hi, all

My name is Johannes and i'm Indonesian. i'm 16 years old and i love football so much.

So yeah let's start...

I started playing soccer since i was 8 years old. I started at school and my neighborhood. For me playing soccer give me different feeling than other activities. It really addictive. I started to play as a goalie. On my first debut,i played very well that enough for my teammates start to give praise on my skill.

At 12 years old, I step up to the next level. I try new experience to play as striker and i'm quite succesful and got my name on the school team. At that moment i play as substitution. My teammate weren't that friendly and it burn my determination to do better. After leaving elementary school i have new motivation to be better than my ex-teammate in football. Then I try harder and harder.

Now, i play regularly for my futsal school team and regularly chosen at first team play. That happens also at my football academy. Well, my point is, when you come to football it's always down to determination and hardwork.

I made some system to improve my football.

Good nutrition
* You need to eat a lot of carbs: they slow to burn and give you the most energy(except you're on a special weight training)

* Drink a lot of water

* Eat a lot of vegetables

Enough rest

* Don't be tempted by parties etc focus on your dream

Training

* Ball skill training

* Physical training

* Mental training

* Intelligence training (Game understanding )

Play for something

* I usually take parents as my motivation

* Work hard, love what you're doing, have a good attitude

My dreams is to lift up the champions league cup. I know, as Indonesian , it's hard to chase european level. But I won't give up cause nothing is impossible. And I prove that i can reach my dream to be a better soccer player by train better.