I guess there comes a time in every athletes career when they wonder if the pursuit of sport is worth the time, sweat, pain and money invested. For the last few weeks I have been wondering just that, wondering if the return on investment on fencing was worth it. Its not been an easy road but it is worth it and to know that there are many people in my corner has been a tremendous help.
While I'm training I have lots of time to think, sometimes that is dangerous, and it has been in the last few weeks. A year ago I moved to Atlanta, in doing so I hurt someone who I truly care about, my actions were selfish and I can never apologize for what I have done. I can go back and undo what has been done, all I can do is offer a heartfelt Mea Culpa for my part and wish her the best. For my part I can commit to making Wheeling Chef a going concern and continue developing as a fencer and as an man who people can be proud to know.
Ok that may have been a little heavier and way to much information to put out there to my readers, but the damage is done. Now on to something a bit lighter. The majority of my team is on the way to France to represent the USA in the wheelchair fencing world cup, I wish them the best of luck, and I'll be joining them next year! With the teams expedition across the pond I am presented with two weeks of semi-liberty, I still have to drill and workout in the interim, but I have a little time to relax, the problem is, I don't handle downtime very well, and I don't know what to do. I was thinking taking in a hockey game to fuel my desire to watch someone else get beat up for a change, or visiting the Dali exhibit in town, I'm not sure and am open to suggestions.
