alternates were up by two breaks for much
of the game, and maybe we would have
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won had the game been to 9 or 11. But,
point after point of covering the athletes
of team Canada takes its toll, and I thought
after a long point late in the game after
covering Sam Kennedy that I was perhaps
the most tired I had been in 2009. Team
Canada wins again. Get used to it.
As VY and I chatted about the whole
experience while watching Glen Davis hit
the game winning jumper for the Celtics
(VY is going to school in Boston and loves
basketball) and then hilariously shoving
some fan over, I started to realize how
unique this whole experience is for a
Canadian Ultimate player. The feeling of
disappointment when I first received that
phone call from Andrew Lugsdin saying
that I had been selected as an alternate
was gone as I had been having the time of
my life. All the training, injuries, road-trips,
getting smashed apart at some of my first
tournaments, pissing off bosses at work
when I was going away again for years was
worth it. The more we sacrifice for the last
“true amateur sport” the greater the feeling
of elation when it works out on the other
side. And boom goes the dynamite.
Next up: Poultry Days in Versailles, Ohio.
[Ed. Being a member of the national
team is very expensive since the athletes
must pay for travel to not only the World
Games in Chinese Taipei, but also to
training camps and tournaments. If you
are interested in supporting Team Canada
athletes, please consider making a donation
www.canadianUltimate.com/Donations.htm.
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