Unconventional Athletes Issue 5
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growth. When I do run up on someone<br />
really good at something I see it as<br />
education. At that point we have a<br />
decision, learn something and get<br />
excited about self-improvements or<br />
jealousy, which never amounts to<br />
anything positive. Ultimately motivation<br />
comes from oneself.<br />
Tell us about any struggles you have<br />
had pre training, if any, and how<br />
you have adapted to your sport, this<br />
couldbe health related injury etc?<br />
Every day can be a struggle, uplifting<br />
or inspiring depending on one’s point<br />
of view. I have had both and they<br />
are one of the same. I have noticed<br />
though when I struggle I need an<br />
attitude adjustment! About 7 years<br />
ago I lost everything I had made my<br />
whole life due to illness, my house<br />
in Los Angeles grew toxic mold and<br />
almost did me in. While I was healing<br />
from things that they said would<br />
always be with me and regaining<br />
strength relearning simple day to day<br />
tasks I realised this was my greatest<br />
gift! The gift changed my life. I started<br />
to see what I had, not what I didn't<br />
have and then it multiplied, all of<br />
it, tangibles, abilities, relationships,<br />
career etc. I understand this more<br />
than ever today and partly why I feel<br />
younger at 50 than I was at 35.<br />
What’s the hardest match you had?<br />
And do you train your mind-set for<br />
such a hard game?<br />
So hard to answer after all the years,<br />
it’s like a blur. I try to live in the now<br />
not too much in the past or future so<br />
I am focused on the day mostly. Mindset<br />
is key! Like I said being in the now.<br />
When I look to the future I see<br />
myself only doing my achieved goal<br />
the end result, the successes, the<br />
love, the fun! Sometime I do use the<br />
past to motivate me no matter the<br />
experience; failure brings education<br />
also a win brings education both<br />
are useful, but one cannot live there<br />
too long or the now creeps by you<br />
leaving you out of focus, which alters<br />
your reality, usually away from your<br />
visions.<br />
How often do/did you have to train to<br />
keep yourself on top of the game?<br />
I try to be active every day. There are<br />
times when I am on the ice a couple<br />
hours a day like my earlier days. I feel<br />
better doing something every day if on<br />
stage or in the net, or at home. One<br />
day I might jog, one day maybe run<br />
stairs in a hotel or I might just study<br />
myself, practicing smart is key. I use<br />
the same techniques for music and<br />
hockey. I visualise myself stopping all<br />
the pucks, if one goes in I start over till<br />
perfection, same goes for on stage<br />
performing. I believe visualisation is<br />
the single most important thing one<br />
can do, our body and our entire life<br />
follow our mind; we become what<br />
we think. We must choose our<br />
thoughts carefully!<br />
Do you ever fear you might hurt yourself<br />
doing the crazy sport of Ice Hockey? It<br />
looks to be a very aggressive game?<br />
How exhausting is it? Which body parts<br />
do you use mostly?<br />
No I am too excited to be out there to<br />
PLEASE LET ME TELL YOU I WOULD<br />
NOT BE HERE NOW IF I DID NOT<br />
CHANGE MY DIET!!!<br />
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