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In the world of football, talent is just the beginning. If you truly want to become a professional, you need more than just skills. You need courage—and according to well-known Polish psychologist Jacek Walkiewicz, courage consists of four key elements. Read this article carefully and see if you're really ready to walk this path.
TRUST IN YOURSELF
If you decide that you want to become a professional footballer, you must trust yourself 100%. Even if you’re currently playing for a small club and no one knows your name—it doesn’t matter. Your belief must be stronger than your current reality. You need to have a clear vision of who you want to become and act every day as if you’re already that player. Even if things don’t go well today—believe that you’ll make it.
RISK
There’s no success without risk. If you want to play professionally, you’ll have to take chances. Maybe you’ll have to skip college, maybe you won’t have time for parties or a “normal” life. But that’s the price of big dreams. No one can guarantee anything. You’re either all in, or just playing around. And football is not a game if you want to be on top.
DECISION
The decision to dedicate your life to football is made in the heart—not through endless analysis. You can spend years calculating whether it’s worth it or whether you’ll make it—and time will pass anyway. Professionalism begins when you say to yourself: "This is what I want to do, and I will do it no matter what." From that moment on, there’s no turning back—only the next steps forward.
COMMITMENT
And finally—commitment. If you’ve already trusted yourself, taken the risk, and made the decision, then don’t do it halfway. Give it your all—during training, matches, recovery, nutrition, and mental work. Be fully present in the process, and enjoy it—even when it’s tough. Because it’s those challenges that build a professional.
Summary: Courage in football isn’t something you’re born with—it’s something you build. Every day, with every decision, with every action. If you want to be a professional—start with these four elements: trust, risk, decision, and full commitment.
Do you have it in you? Then let’s go. Time will pass anyway. The only question is—where will you be in a year, three, or five? On the bench of life or on the pitch of your dreams?
