The Goal Line
Once you take championships and tournaments out of the equation after decades of finding motivation in them, it becomes incredibly difficult to find a reason to work out. Add the
identity
The Diversion
The most useful teacher I’ve had this past year has been my phone. Oddly enough, it taught me the most when I didn’t pick it up. Before this
Inside the Good Part
Last Friday I walked past a few hundred high school seniors who had no idea they were inside the good part of their lives.
The Guy With the Gap
I used to walk into the pre-match meeting and high-five everyone in the room. Take the piss out of someone, get it back twice as hard. The room
10 am on a Tuesday
I took my son to an appointment this morning and had an hour to kill. We're planning to build a house, so I decided to drive around the
What the sky looked like
Eighteen years chasing a championship. We won. I raised my arms, looked at the sky, drove home, and went to bed. The feeling was relief, not joy.
Before you can afford to say no
A Lamborghini drove past me last week. Bright green, loud, impossible to ignore. My first thought was immediate: I would never drive that. I've had that reaction for
The boy between the buildings
I walked past the apartment blocks where I used to wander as a kid, looking for a girl to love me. I recognized the feeling. I'm still doing it.
Before I Could Predict
I played my best rugby before I knew enough to overthink it. Then I learned the game and the predictions killed the thing that made me good.
The Room After the Match
A room full of teammates who'd known him for over a decade. He died four days earlier. Nobody was sad.
"I'm Fine With That"
I said 'I'm fine with that' like I was doing them a favour by accepting. I was trying not to smile.
She Moved On Untouched
Everything that had escalated inside me had existed only there. She moved on untouched. I carried the weight.