Traveling Thoughts
As I make the incredibly straight drive home from Baltimore to Frederick for the 4th time this week, I found myself being extremely greatful in the fact that there wasn't any stop and go traffic today. That the stop and go traffic really makes the usual 40 minute drive home seem like forever, so as my drive continued without a halt, so did my thoughts.
I compared the idea of stop and go traffic and driving continuously to a college athlete's 4 year athletic career. This summer I am constantly on the move, and not in the same place for too long. Constantly on the road, driving to my next workout, my next job, or my next practice, but were all these hundreds of miles I was driving back and forth from Frederick to Baltimore within the short 5 day week worth it? As much as I know the answer to the question is yes, I still find myself speculating about how I could do things differently to prepare myself for the fall, but I have to keep going.
When an athlete stops or takes a break in their sport, it makes all their progress take a step back with them. As I have battled setbacks like constant minor injuries or just doubt in myself, I know that the work I have gotten to get to this point is why I must keep going, because I only have 2 years left. By getting myself out of the stop and go routine of working out and taking a break, working out and taking a break again, I am only bettering myself to successfully and consistently perform on the field. If I continued with the stop and go routine I know looking back on my college career I know I would have wanted more out of it. With the high expectations that I know are on me from coaches, parents and myself to have such a great fall season I can only be certain that I need to continuously drive forward, and not let off the gas.
I compared the idea of stop and go traffic and driving continuously to a college athlete's 4 year athletic career. This summer I am constantly on the move, and not in the same place for too long. Constantly on the road, driving to my next workout, my next job, or my next practice, but were all these hundreds of miles I was driving back and forth from Frederick to Baltimore within the short 5 day week worth it? As much as I know the answer to the question is yes, I still find myself speculating about how I could do things differently to prepare myself for the fall, but I have to keep going.
When an athlete stops or takes a break in their sport, it makes all their progress take a step back with them. As I have battled setbacks like constant minor injuries or just doubt in myself, I know that the work I have gotten to get to this point is why I must keep going, because I only have 2 years left. By getting myself out of the stop and go routine of working out and taking a break, working out and taking a break again, I am only bettering myself to successfully and consistently perform on the field. If I continued with the stop and go routine I know looking back on my college career I know I would have wanted more out of it. With the high expectations that I know are on me from coaches, parents and myself to have such a great fall season I can only be certain that I need to continuously drive forward, and not let off the gas.
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