Starting to realize what I miss about soccer, and why I enjoy following Arsenal (or just sports in general) and it's to do with how serious the people at that level take their job and work together. I only finished college a few years ago but the adult world really lacks passion. It seems like everybody is only trying to be as good as everyone else, and there's so much fear to give a damn and to try to do better because you might fail. That's how it feels anyway.
I've been a Peace Corps volunteer for a year now and it's just a tough pill to swallow that even folks working for NGOs, hospitals and clinics fighting the tail end of the HIV pandemic are still just going through the motions.
I guess that's what I admire about these teams that are pushing the limits and trying to be the best in the world. They have massive structures for data analysis and medical facilities for the athletes, they are ruthless with people who don't do their job and it all comes down to these 90-minute games where the stakes are very real.