90 Minutes E-Book

Eddy de Heij

• Herausgeber: BigBusinessPublishers
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 22

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

Life is just like a football match. You want success, but it doesn't always go your way. Practice makes perfect. You make mistakes, and learn from them. Together you make progress. Supporters help you to play even better. And fair play is always the best. In this book, Steve (45) looks back on his career. What went well? What failed? What did he learn? What can he change? And what does he want to achieve? 90 minutes helps you look at your life like a football match. The book is a coach. He sends you back to the field revitalized after half-time. Maybe he'll change your position. At least he'll give you food for thought.

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Colophon:

90Minutes©

Eddy de Heij Concept & Text

In collaboration with:

Steven Woudenberg Illustrations & Lay-outRoelant van Ewijk Text & Editing Daniel Liem Content AdvisorLinda Slootjes Online Marketing

All rights reserved: 1st edition March 2019 Barcelona

Publisher: BigBusiness Publishers

ISBN/EAN: 9789491757907

Foreword

The birth of ’90 minutes’ took place on the stands of Camp Nou, the home of FC Barcelona. Together, with a very good friend, we discovered the similarities between a football match and the ordinary life.

As people in their mid-forties, we established that we were starting out on the second half of our lives. We looked back on the first half contently and with joy. Not that everything went smoothly, but whatever happened, we never gave up. The talking and thinking in football terms was contagious and inspiring. My friends’ son, a talented football player, picked it up immediately. By thinking in football terms, he knew exactly where he stood and where he wanted to go.

Encouraged by this success, I asked myself the question:‘What if life was like a football match of 90 minutes?’I selected 11 elements that can offer a substantial contribution to the quality of your life.

I would like to cover these elements with you in ’90 minutes’. I hope that you enjoy reading this and that you find some of these stories interesting. If that succeeds, my mission is accomplished.

ThanksI would like to thank the following people for shaping ’90 minutes’Firstly, Steven Woudenberg for his beautiful illustrations. Also, my thanks to Roelant van Ewijk who contributed to the thought process during this writing.

Short Introduction

My name is Steve, I played professional football up until I was 35 years old. This was the most important period in my existence up until now. It’s remarkable how many similarities I see between football and the ordinary life. Playing football has taught me some valuable lessons in life and I would like to share those with you. I translate 90 minutes of a football match into 90 years of life and I hope at least, that these 90 years are given to me.

At the age of 45 years I am in the dressing room of my last club. A place that feels very familiar to me. It is half-time. Time to take stock of the first three quarters. What have I learnt? What went well, and where can I improve? By analysing this properly, I know what I must do in order to prepare for the second half of my life without football.

1. Half-time