I have a confession: my first goal as a youth player was an own goal.
I was in middle school. I had grown up playing in recreation youth leagues and, to put it bluntly, I sucked. I was slow and awkward and clumsy. I had a hard time just kicking the ball ten yards ahead of me. I wasn’t quite useless, but even I realized that I was the weak link in the team.
I don’t remember the game very well. The only part that is vivid in my mind was the goal. Our team was pretty good, but the opposition were way better than us.