Personal Statement
My name is Artemio Cortes and I'm the varsity goalkeeper for Surry Central High School. I have been playing soccer since the age of 4 and i have been playing goalkeeper since the age of 7. I play club soccer too. I played with our local travel team in which we competed in classic level and at the age of U-18. We were state champions in the year 2012. My ultimate goal is to become a professional goalkeeper. I know that to become a professional goalkeeper takes hard work, time, desire, pride and pain but I think I'm capable of taking the challenge. Joe Hart, goalkeeper of Manchester City is the guy I look up to. He never gives up on the field which motivates me to keep going hoping one day someone looks up to me and I'm the one motivating him. For me soccer isnt just a game, it's a lifestyle. I take goalkeeping/soccer serious because I love the beautiful game.