My trainers keep pushing me to bring up a few deficiencies I have. At times I wish they would get off my back! I know they get paid to make me better and that the hoops they are having me jump through will eventually help me somehow, but at some point in all of this training...well I feel I may be loosing some of my edge.
Recently, the trainers have been pushing speed drills on me. Not only are these exhausting drills, it is almost impossible to see any slight improvements. It has to be working, because I have had some fans come up lately and ask me why I seem to be moving so much quicker on the court. Again, I know it will help in the long run, but I don't like it much lately.
It is the holiday season even here down under, but all my family is back in the states. I had thought that I might be able to make some close friends, but I really have not yet. Maybe my usually happy, outgoing mood has been much more subdued lately and that is pushing people around me away? That is probably part of it. Another part of it may be that I don't spend as much time checking out the local culture. It seems I am so beat after practice, games, training that I just sit in front of the tube and veg. Back in the states the days are shorter this time of year, but here in Austrialia they are having their summer. To celebrate the holidays now is like .. well ... celebrating the 4th of July in January. It seems almost fake like the little tree I have put up.
Well, our team keeps winning and at least my focus on games has not wavered much. I have not been happy with some of my recent games, but the coach just sent us all a memo for the holidays thanking us for making him look good, so I guess my game is not slipping as much as I thought it might. We have a week before we get a day off, I am looking forward to that day off almost like kids look forward to the weeks off they get back home.
At any rate, I hope all who read this have a happy holiday season!
Why not stop by http://www.talkdep.com to find out how players around the world are enjoying the holidays?
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