Ecuador as you know is a country in which less than the 10% percent of people are very rich, and can choose whatever they want to do with their life’s, choosing whether studying or practicing sports for living. Of course for them the money is not what matter only the fact of doing what the really want.
But there’s also the other Ecuadorians and perhaps the 30% of the population do not have the chances to choose what they want to be, they only try to find the way to feed their family and go out of the poorness. In our country exactly the sports had created that opportunity. You know specially football. A lot of kids want to become the new Antonio Valencia, Jefferson Montero, Joffre Gerron, Neicer Reasco, Edison Mendez, and having the chance of giving their families what they never had, and most important do something not only for been recognized and having a lot of fans, but also for representing our country and showing the world that Ecuador perhaps is a small country in south America that few people know it and the foreigners that think about knowing Ecuador, believes that is in Africa. Of course they have the chance of showing where is Ecuador, and that is a beautiful small country full of extraordinary people that will do everything to show what really is their country.
For this we have to celebrate the sports day, first for been proud of a few people that had done something important for the country, doesn’t matter his or her economy, only matter the love and the fact of believing in his or herself on doing something important for Ecuador.
Perhaps you haven’t notice the passion we have when we watch a football match between Ecuador vs England or Liga Vs Inter, perhaps you haven’t realized that the kids want to do something like that, and when all the country supported Jefferson Perez in his last Olympics’ games and all of us wanted his victory. Perhaps we haven’t noticed that, but I really know that been proud of our country for those things are a reason to celebrate.
The ways on celebrating the Ecuadorian Sport day will depend on everyone, the important is to celebrate it, and make something important for our health, for the country and for been proud of been Ecuadorians.