Baltimore is a nice area. Do you play indoor or outdoor soccer? 
I play indoor during the winter season, as it is too cold and the weather is normally inclement. In the spring and summer, I play outdoors. Have you ever played soccer?
I played recreationally but not competitively. Makes sense to play indoors in the winter. Do you watch professional soccer at all, have a favorite team?
Recreational soccer is fun too! It's nice to not have the competitive pressure. I do watch it occasionally on the TV. My favorite team is Manchester City.
Yeah competition can be stressfull and take the fun out of sports. Sometimes it's good to just relax and enjoy the game. Manchester City is a good football club. Do you watch the games live or wait until they are replayed? I know the timezone difference can make things difficult watching stuff from Europe.
The key is keeping it fun, even under pressure, which is difficult! I try to catch the games live on TV, but the time zone difference is an issue sometimes. It was easy when the World Cup was on. Can't wait for that again. I love to see the professionals play even more impressive than they usually are.  
The World Cup and even the Olympics do push players to be their best. The level of play is definitely a touch higher. At the same time though the Premier League is super competitive so even the league games the players are usually giving it all that they got. 
Very true and I agree 100%! What kind of hobbies/interests are you into?
I am a hockey fan, no not a Capitals fan (I am not from your area). However, I had friends that were big into soccer so I picked up a bunch of stuff from hanging out with them. Including watching the german Bundesliga at pubs during the afternoon. Ever watch the Bundesliga? They were one of the only live sports on for awhile in 2020.
Hockey is a great sport! I do follow it sometimes. I have never see this Bundesliga. I wonder if I could search for it... maybe it was archived. 2020 was a bizarre year!2
Bundesliga was on NBC sports atleast on cable. I think they also do streaming with Fox Sports. It is not as high of competition as the Premier League but has a very high caliber of play.