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the footballers creed

luke graham

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 These are my football boots.
There are many like them, but these ones are mine
. My boots are my best friend.
They are my life.
I must master them as I master my life.
My boots, without me, are useless. Without my boots, I am useless.
I must kick the ball true.
I must shoot straighter than any opponent who is shooting against me.
I must score before he scores against me.
I will score….
My boots and I know that what counts in football
are not the chances we have, the noise of our fans, nor the statistics. We know that it is the goals that count.
We will score…
My boots are human, even as I, because they are my life.
Thus, I will learn them as a brother.
I will learn their weaknesses, their strengths, their parts,
their accessories, their studs and their laces.
I will keep my boots clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready.
We will become part of each other.
We will win…

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Before God I swear this creed.
My boots and I are the defenders of my sport.
We are the masters of our opponents.
We are the saviours of my life.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 So be it, until victory is ours
and my team are the champions of this Earth!

© luke graham

Notes

based on the riflemans code

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-footballers-creed/