tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post923339444760894742..comments2024-01-10T07:15:23.341-05:00Comments on Shawn's Blog: The aging athleteShawn Furyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17793191424034185309noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-30998644503431562482011-03-29T08:22:16.181-04:002011-03-29T08:22:16.181-04:00Thanks Shawn!
A picture is worth a thousand words,...Thanks Shawn!<br />A picture is worth a thousand words,so they sey (and I agree!) especially the one with the old geezers that I just pulled from your blog post (http://shawnfury.blogspot.com/2010/12/aging-athlete.html). Hope you didn't mind, but I did link to the source on my blog (http://athletewithstent.com).<br />Very much appreciated.<br />Kevin (old geezer in training)Kevin Morganhttp://athletewithstent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-34908553552006148112010-12-12T00:02:02.248-05:002010-12-12T00:02:02.248-05:00Tell the truth, you gave it up because of the Hero...Tell the truth, you gave it up because of the Heron Lake dynasty.<br /><br />I'd still like another crack at them, although I heard they were supplanted by the Dekker dynasty in the league. Still, next year we could have a reunion team. I'll still light it up at the Fulda gym.<br /><br />Injuries can be bad. A thirtysomething friend tore his Achilles two years ago. The surgery for that was okay but then he got blood clots in his legs that very nearly killed him. Pretty high price to pay for old man's basketball.Shawn Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793191424034185309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989686599261374855.post-63621486839748307342010-12-11T19:59:57.947-05:002010-12-11T19:59:57.947-05:00I turn 35 next month... I've given up the comp...I turn 35 next month... I've given up the competitive 5-on-5, not because i've lost a step or two (I didn't have it to lose in the first place), it's more of a fear of getting hurt and the LONG recovery period that now sets in..And I can't afford to miss work with a injury.. Though being 34/35 does make me appreciate the pro athletes that are still going strong.. KG, Ray Allen and heck, even Favre still impresses me that they can even get out of bed a day after a sporting event. Now, baseball players, that's a different story. You have enough down time between plays and what you've lost in athleticism can be made up by playing smarter positioning..None the less, just the traveling and length of all pro sports season has to make a person age quicker..Not to mention the ability to stay mentally into the game. After playing a 1000 baseball games in my career, I would think that the flame that would be burning my will to win would be starting to flicker and my focus would be turning towards being home with family..Neil Rnoreply@blogger.com