American Soccer
Within the scope of the world, Americans take a good deal of scorn about our pompous attitudes and lack of sophistication. And in honest evaluation we do portray a healthy arrogance of admiration for our homeland and could always dump more money into the overall education system. It's dangerous to characterize entire nations with personalities, as large populations can serve up the entire gambit of any single particular trait, but we hold one to our chest above all: American Grit.
American Democracy and Governmental choices can and will always be in question of it's virtue, but there's something truly beautiful about knowing that any person in this country can become a King. We are the Land of Kings. In fact, in this country, the worse off you started the greater your Kingdom is valued once arrived.
American Soccer has been laughed at, mocked, and ridiculed in the world of Futbol. Rightfully so, the American people have not supported the sport like it has with other sports. An easy excuse most point to is the lack of excitement and the short attention span the American people have in understanding advanced concepts. I would like to assume it's underdevelopment lays more in its cultural exposure. Either way, it's fallen short. Not anymore.
I am sick of hearing "I believe that we will win" even though it's catchy jingle and genius marketing are spot on. Has there ever been an American Team or fan base that didn't believe, long shot or not, on some level that an American Team couldn't pull out a win? NO, because the core value that this country was founded upon was hope.
All the newscasters with their repetitious reasoning's and Newspaper's band-wagonning money grubbing headlines want to point to success as the reason for American Soccer's new popularity. They are dead wrong.
The American People cheer violently for American Soccer because finally American Soccer believes in itself. Americans want to cheer for somebody fighting, battling and bleeding for respect in a game desperately challenging its validity. Adversity soaked odds matched with determined stares is the American way, not "I believe that we will win,' but "I Will Win."
The Futbol culture and style is one that is earned. When earning respect, no matter how long it takes, no matter how much we must lose, American Grit will prove it's worth. The country built on Discarded Royals never gives up.
Whether you like Soccer or not, you should give your full support to the US Soccer Team. Not because of your patriotism, which we have in spades, but because they are demonstrating the very principle that turns average people into great ones.
US Soccer has an identity. Take notice.
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