I weigh 143 pounds. A little bit low for someone of my age and stature, but not anything I can complain about. My father, when he was 17, was a much taller and skinnier boy than I am now, and that’s because for every three meals I have per day, he would maybe have one. Living in the communist regime of Salvador Allende, my father, the son of a staunch right-wing political supporter, did not have the comfortable lifestyle I thrive...

It was a situation I had experienced far too often. A shot that is almost a sure-fire goal, one that will have the commentators out of breath with their “Goooooal…” chants even before it nears the keeper. Luckily, my six years of training as a goalkeeper had prepared me for this moment. I went through my progression: quick sidestep, knee up for a power jump, left arm fully stretched and right hand there supporting. When my coach awarded me my...

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