The Dream Begins Monologue

All throughout my childhood, I was someone who was very skilled in the sport of soccer. My ability and size allowed me to easily succeed without much challenge from other players. I was always the top scorer on my park-league soccer teams and received a lot of attention from it. Over time I began to get very full of myself and my ability. With this sense of pride, I created a dream of wearing a captain’s armband for my local high school. When I got into my first year of high school and the coach handed me a varsity jersey, I thought I had the world in the palm of my hand. Little did I know, that first year was going to be a major wake up call. It was a very rough soccer season for me that year. I was no longer the most talented or biggest on the field and, instead of being the most confident player on the field, I was now one of the most timid. This was brand new territory for me, and I had a lot of trouble handling it on and off the field. I began considering giving up my dream of leading my high school team in a captain’s armband and just quitting soccer altogether. Right after that freshman season, I spotted a movie at the local movie store that caught my eye. The movie was called Goal: The Dream Begins. It originally caught

Since Santiago is a very poor man and he is from a very small town, he believes that his dream of becoming a professional soccer player may be a waste. This is all changed when Santiago had his skill noticed by a former professional soccer player who had played for Newcastle United. After watching Santiago play a game, the former player invited Santiago with a chance to try out for the Newcastle United team. Things did not go very well at first for Santiago, but eventually he made the team and fought through all odds to become one of the best soccer players in the