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Narrative Essay - The Importance of Teamwork

7 Pages 1649 Words November 2014

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." - Helen Keller

In the quote, the author Helen Keller mentioned teamwork. What is teamwork? Teamwork can be defined as the ability to work cooperatively with others and work together as opposed to separately to achieve a common goal. Teamwork is used in all aspects of life, especially in a situation that involves more than one person working together. Why teamwork is important? Because the strength of a team depends on the teamwork, not on the strength of the best individual the team has. However, I did not have the same thought as the author Helen Keller. When I was in middle school playing for the JV soccer team, the term "teamwork  was something unfamiliar to me despite the fact that soccer was the sport that required the most teamwork between players. During my middle school years, I played soccer in a selfish way, keeping the ball to myself to show my skill and scored by myself. Perhaps, I got that selfish style of playing from watching Cristiano Ronaldo, the best soccer player in the world in 2008, when he played for Manchester United soccer club. When people talked about Manchester United, they had to mention Ronaldo because he contributed the most to help the team get three champion cups in one season. The way he played shaped the idea in my head that a strong soccer team only needs the best player to lead the team to victory. Therefore, I played with that idea in my head, although it was the wrong idea until one day that my senior team coach in my middle school decided to have a match between his senior team and the JV team to see if any players could be a good addition to the senior team squad.
As a man of a few words, the coach said nothing but quickly got his senior players to line up. The loud whistle from the referee signaled the start of the match. Even though the clock only displayed ten seconds into the game, all players from my team, including me, ran forward...

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