I guess my enthusiasm for sport came like any normal boy and mine came abouts in 1996 sitting around the house probably running into walls with a siv bowl on my head as most 4 year olds do when Liverpool played newcastle. It was probably the first time i had sat still without pestering my dad about pokemon or some other 90's craze and just sat in amazement at this showpiece of a match. Needless to say i chose Liverpool as my team to support after that 4-3 memorabilia game. However at the time, and being four years of age, i had no sense on how i would get to see liverpool games... considering i live 4 hours away in Kent. However i am still very much a die-hard Liverpool fan with passion... and a lot of patience, something no liverpool fan can do without.
So even though i havent had to thank liverpool fc on countless trophies over the years i can say thank you for bringing me into the glorious sporting industry and have a love for it so much i am willing to pursue it as a career.
Time for a little insight to who i actually am for anyone interested. My names Stuart Ballard. I'm 17 years of age and have somehow along the years at cornwallis academy school developed an interest in actually writing as a career. Im a budding sports journalist with my brain stored with useless facts about many sports that i care to write about, enjoying the challenge of say commentating on an intense match of boules. I currently am writing sport articles for my school (The Cornwallis Academy) magazine, and have recently had a double page spread article published in the schools magazine that goes around Maidstone (The Vibe). Hoping for more chances to just write about what i love in the future for newspapers, clubs... Anything as i enjoy writing so much.
I realise my blogs are able to be commented and am very open to constructive critism... I can't constantly have reviews from my mum! So feel free to comment and help out a young journalist willing to learn his ways.
I tend to have a main focus on football as i have spent my life almost worshipping the sport, no matter how frustrating it can be, it has to be one of the most addicitive drug as it slowly becomes a huge part of your life. Having such a love of football did lead me onto many other sports in swimming, golf, tennis and athletics, other sports like rugby or cricket i saw more as an enjoyment to be a part of the school team yet still with the passion i have for my wide range of sport im willing to learn what i need to about any sport i have to write about which is why i shall be aiming to provide a vast range of reviews on any sport im able to give an opinion on.
Being at the end of a pretty much forgetful world cup (not only for England but for its lack of actual flowing football played) and the pre-season in the football calender, football won't be on the agenda for a while so giving me a chance to take a crack at such sports as formula 1, tennis, golf, athletics anything really i think i know enough about to give a fair review on.
Here's hoping that you enjoy the start of many more mindless rants on sport and any feedback is welcomed. :)
Cheers for flicking through.
Stuart Ballard
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