[quote]bluecollarjock wrote:
Well I just wanted to make a few quick comments. I am part time S&C and know this young man very well. That particular day he had already done cleans and bench prior to squatting. He had no suit, no wraps, and was training for performance enhancement, not for a meet. He also had been fighting off some injury issues.
This guy if I remember correctly might have been a walk on four years ago (before I moved here). No athletic financial aid or help getting into GU academically because of sports, quite an accomplishment. This guy also has a work ethic anyone would be proud of.
I remember showing up to run a 6am morning speed and conditioning session this summer, and I come early to clear my head and mentally prepare…this player was there earlier than I was, standing at the gated entrance to the football field, taking attendence and making sure all the players were showing up (on his own, this is not required). I remember noticing he might be having some cramping or spasm issues, and tried to pull him off to the side to back off and take care of himself…he refused and pretended like all was okay…he is that type of guy who ALWAYS goes the extra mile.
I was on the team email list, and would get frequent emails from him to the team asking people to do optional runs with him, climb the infamous “exorcist stairs”, or spend time watching game film, always encouraging his comrades.
I do not think Ive ever heard him swear, complain, or say a negative word about anyone. Polite, respectful, and positive attitude always. He will probably end up at a top tier law school or B-school if he so desires because of his academic success. This is the type of guy you want dating your daughter.
This is also the type of guy you want by your side in a back alley if you were to be jumped, in a foxhole if you were about to charge a hill, or next to you in the van if you were about to deploy and kick down the door of a crack house with armed thugs inside serving a high risk warrant…
Some old fashioned guy I really like said something I really appreciate…
“It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory or defeat.”?26th President Theodore Roosevelt
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But…but, he didn’t hit parallel on his squat. Kidding. Excellent post and hope it offers some internet warriors a different perspective.