humansofnewyork:

He told me he wanted to be a &ldquo;soccer star,&rdquo; but wouldn&rsquo;t say much else, probably because his teammates were hovering around him. But later on, when I asked the coach who the strongest player was, he pointed out this boy. &ldquo;We made him captain,&rdquo; the coach explained, &ldquo;Because he takes it the most seriously. If we lose, he won&rsquo;t talk for the rest of the day. He always shows up early to practice. If we&rsquo;re not around, he organizes the team and has them ready when we arrive. And if anyone loses their temper during the game, he&rsquo;ll reprimand them and tell them to just focus on winning.&rdquo;(Juba, South Sudan)