The boy with a Dream

“Rooney come down stairs, were about to

watch the mighty Devils” shouted Rooney’s mum.

Rooney was so

excited it was the

grand final between

Manchester United

and Chelsea. This was a Brutal

game for the red devils it

would change a lot of lives.

Manchester united was leading by one

goal and in one minute to go Chelsea scored

it was 1-1 but Manchester United struck

back and won the game. Rooney’s whole

family went bonkers but as they say every

good thing comes to and end. Just as they

Had finished celebrating the phone rang.

Rooney’s mum answered the phone she

said there was bad news, everyone suddenly

stop she said miserably “Grandad has just

passed away’. As soon as she said it Rooney

felt like a bullet had just passed through

him, drips of tears rushed down his face he

was

to

sad

to

even

wipe

them

away.

But Rooney believed that after one bad thing,

one good thing would happen. Rooney always

dreamt about playing for Manchester United,

he practised and practised as he was growing

older. He waited till he was older to trial for

Manchester United as he was only 13 years of

age.

By the age of 20 Rooney was fit and ready

to have his first trial with Manchester

United. Some of Rooney’s greatest hero’s

were there but he concentrated on the

game. His hands were shaking violently as

the nerves started to kick in.

The game had started and in all most 20

minutes Rooney had scored but the coach

wasn’t looking, Rooney was ferocious.

Rooney was running down the line when he

was slide tackled he had received a penalty.

He took it and…

He missed

The first intense trial was over, 200 people got cut

and only twenty-two were left now there were only 2

spots up for grabs. Rooney knew this was an unlikely

chance but he remember his Grandad’s last words

were “never give up”. Rooney trained harder and

harder where ever he was whether on a field or in his

street.

One night he was talking with his mum and he

wondered whether he should go back and have

another trial as there was only 1 spot left now.

His mum said “give it one more go, do it for

Grandad”, a drip of liquid trickled down his face

he wiped it away.

The next day Rooney was pumped and ready he

knew this was his last chance to make the squad

and do his Grandad proud. As he was walking

there, some spectators called out to him and

said “you’ll never make it, you’re a wimp”.

Whether or not they like him Rooney had a

heart of steel and simple focused on what he

was there for, to play.

Rooney received the ball from Giggs he passed the

ball back and Giggs put a through ball to Rooney he

was off until the big keeper came and took Rooney’s

feet off. The crowd went wild and everyone went

crazy all but poor Rooney who was still on the floor

and injured, now the game had became a lot more

interesting, He was rewarded a free kick.

He stood up but it took all his strength, he

knew this free kick would have to be

perfect; it was make it or break it. He was

ready he walk back he took his run up and

kicked it…

This time he kicked the ball it look like it

was going out then it came back in and into

the back of the net, it had curled like a

Frisbee. The coach came up to Rooney and

offered him a spot and Rooney accepted it.

Rooney went on to play for Manchester

United for

three years

and became a

millionaire.

The moral of

this story is

to “never give

up”.