# @poppylivers on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLgWQE9I1bx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32030686-poppylivers-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5b9c1b85ec.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-30T00:50:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Poppy Livers (@poppylivers) — https://gondola.cc/poppylivers

## Caption

Playing sports saved my life 

Your journey may be different than mine, but you can do it too 

No dad 
UNDERSIZED 
3 Different high schools

I could have used any excuse or my situation to not chase my dream, but I loved playing the game and loved to compete more than any excuses! 

Monterey high (California) 
St. Francis (California) 
Valley forge military academy (Philly) larryfitzgerald 

Walk-on - Earned scholarship (Villanova University) 

If you love it - DO IT 

Don’t worry about what “they” say 

Get Better or Get Beat 

#getbetterorgetbeat #athlete #football #d1 #walkon #earnit #dontquit #keepgoing #earnednotgiven #ttp #trustheprocess

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## Tags

getbetterorgetbeat, earnit, d1, ttp, earnednotgiven, athlete, keepgoing, football, walkon, trustheprocess, dontquit

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