Jamal Lowe, from Kindergarten Teacher to Premier League Player
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VIVA – Football become a popular sport, and many boys love football or even want to be a player in football. There is an interesting story from Jamal Lowe, a former kindergarten teacher. He never thought that his dream to become a player in the Premier League, highest caste competition would come true.
“At that point, I thought I would never play football again. I do not believe it. I was devastated,” Jamal Lowe remarked as quoted from Sportbible.
When Jamal Lowe was 21 years old, he was not a professional player and only played in the Southern National League, Hemel Hempstead. At the end of October 2015, he joined his teammates and was included in the 16-man squad against Gosport Borough.
But manager Dean Brennan did not notice the name of Jamal Lowe in the 11 starting players before kick-off. At that time, he wanted to sit on the bench but was prohibited by one of the coaches.
"A coach pulled me to one side. And he said 'You weren't on the bench today,'" Lowe remembered.
Pemain AFC Bournemouth, Jamal Lowe
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Lowe described the moment as an "all-time low" in his career. But instead of giving up and accepting defeat, Lowe got up and tried to keep trying to pursue his dream.
He chose to move and join a semi-professional club, Conference South. He was determined to do better and impress the talented scouts. If all goes according to plan, the League Two club will eventually come interested in buying him.
"But it was a lot harder than I thought. Opportunities didn't come as I predicted. I was just a little naive. I was paid but not much. It was cash on hand in a brown envelope, and not enough to fulfill the needs," Jamal Lowe said.
Then, Jamal Lowe was invited by one of his friends to work as a kindergarten teacher to fulfill his daily needs which were not enough.
