The Road Back

Despite not wanting these two years off my body, I enjoyed them. Taking time to reflect, I've always played! Not for one minute did I ever ride the bench,  playing year round.  During my Vanier days I was also a member of Team Canada for 2 years. Right after the season we had about 2 weeks of rest and then it was back to tryouts. After making the team we spent January in the U.S playing for the World Junior Championship. Following Team Canada it was right back into training for the next year, followed by spring camp in March. With less than a month off during off-season, it gives your body little time to recoup from past nagging injuries. I was so bad at one point that the walking with a limp felt normal to me. What price do you pay to be able to play every single year you ever played football? I never had a price on it because it was so natural for me to play. It was a shock when I wasn't named a starter as I expected in my rookie season, but to not play special teams and not even dress? I was not ready for that! But, now ask me the same question you cannot put a price on something that is so special. I learned a lot about myself these past two years watching from the bench and the couch. My father always asked me "How I was going to handle not seeing the field?" I always replied ,don't worry about me I'll be fine. After a low period I know the answer and even though I didn't want these past 2 years off, they were much needed for my body to recover.

After finally getting up off the couch of laziness I'm back on schedule. I must admit the first week was tough my body was sore all week. After a period of low activity its not natural to feel this way. The period of feeling sorry for myself is done. Tears will not get me back to where I want to be. One thing I must focus on is motivation! Someimes I want to work out all day and others I don't want to at all. It's really important to find motivation in yourself everyday. Not get to high and not get too low, but a constant stream of motivation goes a long way to keep yourself off the couch. As my body continues to stomach the work load I am not as tired during the days I once was when I first started. Still a long way to go to where I want to be, the effort is there and that's what counts the most right now. Though I am the only one seeing the work put in, I hold myself accountable.

After watching to 09 Grey cup game I can certainly feel what Saskatchewan players are going through.
The worst part of a championship is being on the losing end. This feeling is all too familiar to me being 0-6 in the big game throughout my career. I don't care what anybody says you will always remember theses games. The agonizing pain that comes with this lost can leave in the dump for weeks ... Getting blown out in a big games doesn't hurt all that bad. It's the one like these in the last minutes that kill you. To make matters worse a self inflicted penalty by Saskatchewan to give Montreal a second change. I could only imagine how they are feeling right now. From player to player my heart goes out the them they fought hard.