Table of Contents Goals and Dreams 7 It’s Not as Easy as You Think 9 Another Shot 20 Getting the Glory 29 The Real Purple Octopus 34 A Team Player 37 5
1 Goals and Dreams The sun beat down on his head Sweat stung his eyes The crowd roared so loud he couldn’t hear himself think The only thing between him and true glory was a giant octopus standing in front of the goal The octopus’s tentacles were waving everywhere Where could he shoot Finally Luis focused on the ball and kicked with all his might The crowd roared Then all he heard was Boo and laughter He squinted at the goal The octopus had caught his ball with one quick swipe NO The Mighty Sharks lost the championships 7
