Fear is man’s worst enemy

My father and my big brothers were quite good football players and I took after them. Since I was a primary school student, I have always chosen to represent the school team because of my capabilities as I was fast and excellent assist. When I grew a little older, I started playing as a professional football player for one of my city clubs and I had a promising future but all of that changed in 2012 when I had a knee injury while playing a match. My medial meniscus was torn and my anterior cruciate ligament was sprained.

Honestly, I was totally desperate for the first days after this accident and was imaging all of the worst scenarios. My family and my close friends tried to calm me and mention other people who had similar accidents and were able to recover. I had a long deep talk with myself; I could not surrender to my fears and let it shape my future. I decided to prepare for the surgery and it went well. Then I began a very intensive course for recovery. I was very determined for that course and was full aware that I had to do my best in that moment. However, I didn’t resume playing football as a professional as my doctor advised, I have a normal life and I am able to do many activities such as running for long distances.

What I have learnt from this experience is that fear is man’s worst enemy. We have to drop every fear and never give up.