Oggi dopo 3 mesi "da civile" ricomincio. Ho odiato ogni secondo di questa pausa forzata, ma alla fine credo sia stata una lezione utile e ora mi viene quasi da pensare: è una fortuna che io mi sia infortunato.

Proprio 5 minuti fa ho letto un articoletto sul blog di Sandro Schachner che credo sintetizzi il bagaglio con cui riparto oggi, mi pemetto di fare un copia/incolla:

People don't only play sports because it's fun. Ask any athlete, most of them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life without it. It is part of them, the hate/love relationship. It's what they live for.

They live for the practices, parties, long bus rides, gym sessions, morning runs, countless pairs of shoes, water, Gatorade, bananas, intervals and coaches they hate but appreciate.

They live for the feeling when they beat the opponent team by one point in overtime or when they win the race 1sec. ahead of their rivals, knowing those two extra sprints they ran in practice were worth it.

They live for the way they become a family with their team, they live for the countless songs they sing while running all them suicides.

They live for the competition, they live for the friends, the practices, the memories, the sweat, the pain, the joy...

It's who they are.
It's who we are.

WE ARE ATHLETES!