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Once in a lifetime someone comes along that changes everything. Yet when young Simon looked like any other boy. He was not the tallest in his team. But from an early age Simon knew what he wanted to do with his life. When an elderly relative asked him one Christmas the obvious question,

"Little Simon what do you want to be grow up to be when you are older?"

Without hesitation Simon replied in a firm tone,

"I want to be a football player!"

The elderly relative laughed as he patted Simon on his head. But he failed to see the look in Simon's eyes that spoke of the sheer determination behind those words.

When Simon finally got to choose his school sports he picked tennis for a summer sport and football for his winter sport. Too short ever to be a truly great tennis player Simon soon settled on football as the love of his young life.

Still small Simon was not a natural defender. But he was quick off the mark. He could run all day. Early on he learnt how to propel the round ball with his forehead. Then there was his eye to feet coordination. Simon could score goals with both feet. His early coaches saw how this could benefit this small player. They all encourage him to continue this practice of scoring with both feet.

At this early stage of his life Simon was allowed to just play as many games as possible. Over the cooler months he also trained once a week Simon played with his peers on early Saturday mornings then backed up to play with older boys on Sundays. He loved scoring goals. Many larger boys were left behind as Simon broke free from their snares to score yet another goal. His coaches loved his enthusiasm his dedication to training his smiling disposition. His peers loved playing with Simon because he helped their team win many matches.

Finally Simon made it out of the Junior ranks. Now he had to find a club ready to take a chance on developing his unique goal scoring ability. At senior levels many young stars never made it out of the 'nursery'. Simon was determined to do anything to make it at this much higher level.