Thank You
For Your
Achievements
Goals Within Each Other
By: Alberto Ceresoli/Bears
Neither ever lost hope or gave it up. They both had to go through their hard times, but got stronger by being in those hardships. Neither looked back and regretted anything because everything happened for the better.
Kaka was a man who did not have power, nor did he have fame or riches. He was a man with a great destiny, a huge heart and power that his family provided with, every step in growth. They were behind him in every decision. At only 8 years old, he was playing with Sao Paulo. Then by age 15, he signed a full contract and was the spotlight of the team. He then moved to Italy to play with big European giants Ac Milan. Where he started with his other Brazilian friends Dida, Cafu, Serginiho, Ronaldo, and a new piece of the puzzle, the young 18-year-old Pato. But after only one year with the giants, he had a life and career threatening fracture to the 6th vertebra. What had happened is that he was running on the edge of a pool and as silly as it sounds he slipped and fractures his vertebra. He had a very slim chance of being able to play soccer again, so he turned to religion. He said: “As soon as I recover I would love to play for a big European team.” He was able to recover and now he thanks god and we thank god for his talent.
Stefano Ceresoli was a man with a goal, a goal to move away from the past and begin a new future some place else. Roberta Ruffini was a woman with the same idea and a huge love for Stefano. They left from Italy to move to San Diego to own their own business. My dad always says: “ That if things don’t go how you plan then work harder to make them work.” They moved to the US because my mother Roberta Ruffini fell in love with the temperature and landscape that San Diego had.
Kaka and my parents are alike in many little ways, but there is one that really stands out from the other. Yes, you could relate them together because both my dad and Kaka played professional soccer or you could relate them because they both lived in Italy. But neither of those is what I really connect them. The true thing that ties them together is that both had to make a big decision, which determines where they ended up today. But not only that they both moved to an other part of the world to pursue their destiny. Kaka moved to Italy to move his career on. My parents moved to the US to own a restaurant and start a family. I use these people as role models and guidelines to pursue my destiny and career hopefully in sports. They never gave up so neither will I. When it comes time for me to make a life-changing decision, I will be ready.
I will use these people that I have grown up around and adoring to help me throughout my hard times. They will help me because I know they made the right decision and never looked back. They will help me hopefully pursue a career into sports and maybe even soccer