Manuel Iwabuchi '14 Recruiting Profile

For as long as I can remember I've been dreaming of the big stages and playing the game I love professionally. I developed a love for the game stronger than I could have ever imagined. I see this as my ticket out, to be able to provide and one day maintain my family. I recognize that getting an education has to be a top priority and for me it definitely is. I would like to major in kinesiology with the hopes of one day be able to pass on my love for the game to younger players as a coach. I want to be able to inspire kids from small towns like mine that it can be done. That just because you're from a small town doesn't mean you can't make it out and be somebody. I want to inspire kids to chase their dreams to the end of the world and back. As for my dream, I learned from personal experience that nothing that's worth having comes easy. That Success isn't free. I've been working for this moment my entire life. Through the years I've come across many challenging obstacles. I am the type of person to attack these obstacles head on and if I fail I'll learn from the mistakes and make sure that the next time I will succeed. I've developed this passion for the sport at a young age and haven't looked back. I am willing to do whatever it takes to make my dreams a reality. Playing soccer in college would be another step to my road to success. God willing, and this road continues, I will not fail.