By Nico Espinola Posted October 7, 2015
Jordan Diaz has been a member of Lowry’s soccer program for four years. He has been on the varsity team since his sophomore year and has become a notable student-athlete throughout his high school career. These reasons, and more, are why Jordan Diaz was chosen as the Student-Athlete of the Issue.
Diaz was born in Winnemucca in 1998, he has one brother and two sisters and they all play soccer.
Diaz said that his family supports him because “They enjoy watching me and they travel with us once in a while.”
His inspiration has always been his father.
“He used to play in high school and he has motivated me to play harder,” Diaz said about his father’s inspiration. Diaz has only been a soccer player but gives everything he has to be the best he can be.
“I started playing soccer in first grade because my dad made me,” said Diaz.
Now he continues because he enjoys spending time on the pitch with his friends and for his love of the game. Diaz plays midfielder or a defensive midfielder; although he wishes that he could play striker instead.
“I love it because I’m in it to win it. I like winning. More specifically, I like scoring,” Diaz said about why he still plays soccer.
Some of his favorite soccer teams are Barcelona, Manchester United, and Mexico’s national team because “they’re good and I grew up watching them.”
Diaz’s most memorable moment of being an athlete was, “playing in the championship in the U12 tournament […] We didn’t win, but I still enjoyed my time there.”
Conversely, one of his least memorable moments was when he was injured in a game; maybe because he can’t remember it.
“In U16 I think the first year when I was knocked out during a game, I got hit in the face and that was it that’s all I remember I got hit in the head by a ball. It was a through ball. The goalkeeper kicked it and I practically ran into the ball,” he said.
Diaz said that he wouldn’t go back and go over anything in his life.
“No I wouldn’t go back, because I feel like everything fell into place right and I’m happy where I am,” said Diaz.
Diaz would like to continue playing soccer in the future.
“I’ll continue playing until I can’t walk. I’m looking into colleges and I do want to play soccer in college. It would be great, but if I don’t, I’ll still play soccer,” he said.
Diaz’s advice to anyone aspiring to play soccer is “Try harder, and keep yourself motivated to keep those grades up, just keep on trying. You can’t stop trying.”
