Now don't jump to conclusions here. I am not claiming I am him in the sense I have athletic abilities or in the sense I have millions of dollars. More in the sense that no matter the physical shape I am currently in(good or bad) I always seem to be injured.
I had to take a bath today. A bath! Why? Because I messed up my rotator cuff and have been compensating thus essentially messing with the whole right side of my body. I can't lift my shoulder to arms length without pain. The doctor yelled at me because since our last appointment(played soccer, hockey, ultimate Frisbee) my arm has gotten much worse. He told me I was the worst kind of "weekend warrior" because I had a high pain threshold and a stubborn personality. I always thought "weekend warrior" was a term used for 9 to 5 guys who partied hard on the weekends. He claimed it meant jackasses who are still trying to live the dream but who should have quit a long time ago. Not until i sat in pool of my own filth did I contemplate slowing down.
Case and point really should have come after an indoor soccer game a few years ago. Myself and a goalie went for the ball. Smashed into one another. My foot was killing me but I just played on until the game ended. That's when it really began to hurt. A day later my entire foot was swollen and purple. I figured I just sprained it really bad. 6 weeks later I felt good enough to at least mess around again and so I did. Turns out I broke my foot, which directly contributed to the blood clot issues I've had. Eventually I am going to need to have surgery to correct something that could have been handled fine if I just took some time to go to the doctor.
Why the hell do I do all this? I don't get paid to do it. In fact I pay others to allow me to humiliate myself weekly and on top of that sacrifice my body in the process. I'm not Dreifort. I some douche who can't unlive the dream. And now I take baths.......
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i have been trained to position my product for the 'weekend warrior.' care for some SOMA?
What kind of bubble bath do weekend warriors use? I bet it was delightful.
don't change a thing. i have lost all respect for you over the past few weeks (you know why), save for the simple fact that you always play the game with all intensity. ultimate frisbee games were highlighted by the fact that i could always count on you sitting on the couch with an ice pack on some appendage for the rest of the night. if you "slow down" and "take it easier" then i lose all respect for you and the brian kazarian that i know and love is dead to me.
I assure you Justin you need not worry. The doctor yelled at me. I swore to him I wouldn't do anything until after Xmas. But I promise you come Sunday night I will be playing on an "all skill" line of Me-Ethan - really anyone else.
The game will go fine. I will feel good. Then I will take off my gear, get home and not be able to move my arm. This is my life.
In this economy you have to take the good with the bad.....
More accurately, you're probably Rudy. You have the heart but not the ability. Don't ever stop living the dream. Someday you'll get your chance to play for the Ducks and get carried off the ice.
GO BIG.
OR GO HOME.
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