Pure Joy! The only words I can use to describe what Jeanine and I felt when we watched Nicolai score his first goal as a member of the CCHS Varsity Soccer Team today. No doubt this was a feeling he was also experiencing. This afternoon iRobot celebrated the 10th anniversary of Roomba and the 5000th deployed PacBot with a huge party in downtown Boston. The entire company was invited along with local dignitaries and VIPs. I opted instead to attend Nicolai’s game. My reward was a chance to witness, first hand, a milestone that I would have never believed possible when he was born. Not only did he score, but he did so in style with a magnificent overhead full volley (the one legged equivalent of a bicycle kick).
CCHS vs Newton South – Nico’s Goal from Carl Calabria on Vimeo.
Nico can add this accomplishment to his list of “firsts”. I believe he is now the first person with one leg to ever score a goal (or even play) in a high school varsity soccer match.
Coincidentally, the Boston Herald just published a story on Nicolai which includes a great video interview and more than a dozen photos. The link can be found below. Once on the site the photos can be found by following the Photo Gallery link.