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Success Through Perseverance: A Perfect Example
So last week an opportunity hit me in the face. Some friends from work who play in the Men’s A division of my coed team needed a keeper....


A Goalkeeper's Lament Part 3: Goalkeeping Against Colitis
It never ceases to amaze me that every time I feel as though I’ve won the battle against my disease, it comes back roaring to remind me...


A Goalkeeper's Lament Part 2: Loneliness of the Goalkeeper
So as promised, I said that part two would discuss a podcast that I have yet to find again online, but found in the catacombs of my...


A Goalkeeper's Lament Part 1
Losing is probably the worst feeling you can experience as a goalkeeper. It sucks as a player, especially in a team sport, where you play...


Getting Motivated
There’s a video I watch every time I think about giving up. Actually there are two. One is actually a commercial, the other one a...


From the End of One Season to the Beginning of Another
It’s been a few weeks. I admit that I haven’t been posting as much as I’d like to, but sometimes that’s just life – especially life with...


An Iron Will: Don't Give Up Because You Never Know What Will Happen Next
This week hits a topic very close to home. It seems time and time again that this theme rings evident in not only my life in the disease...


I Am an Athlete
These are words I never thought I’d truly say and mean. I am an athlete. You could say that these four words have been something I’ve...


Big Things on the Horizon: Creating Hope
I’ve talked about it many times before, so much so that those of you who regularly read these posts know exactly what I’m going to...


The Return of the Weight Plate
What a strange two weeks it’s been. When I say strange, I can’t exactly say strange in a bad way, but more so just strange in a… strange…...
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