tentram
Ex-Bluelighter
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- Aug 21, 2012
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^ My mistake. I have a lot of respect for rugby players. I played football all my life and I can't imagine getting hit without any kind of protective equipment. Anyone can watch TV and say, "Damn that hit looked like it hurt." But no one knows what it feels like to get hit so hard where your helmet comes flying off or you are knocked out.
it sure is a damn physically demanding sport. in the off season toward the end of my junior years i would compete in surf life saving to keep extra fit which gave me a bir of a jead start over other players fitness wise. what really breaks my heart is that i was being scouted by a sydney team; to gain a sports scholar ship for university. i was so heartbroken when i had to quit football (along with boxing at the sane tune) that i spiraled into a deep depression, couldn't watch or associate with the game for years and turned to drugs hardcore as another "outlet". i started playing the game when i was 5 years old, it was second nature to me.