Our assistant coach Maria asked us all to think of three things that make us want to play rugby. At first I kind of rolled my eyes - geez, that's awfully touchy-feely! - but then I stared to wonder:
What is it that makes me keep coming back to this sport? Keep playing when it's so hot I get dizzy and wobbly, or so cold that it goes from numbness to pain? Come back from a Saturday that leaves me bruised and sore and achy to go to another practice to get ready for another Saturday? Push myself to go to the gym and do sprints because I just want to get better on the pitch?
Here's my top three:
1) Hitting a ruck and feeling it move backwards because of you.
2) Teammates - no game is won on one player alone and working 15 as 1 is a goal worth getting out on the pitch for.
3) Being able to walk off the field at the end of the day and think, I did something good today. I hurt but it's worth it. That sense of accomplishment that goes down to your bones.
And that's what I'll think about up until tomorrow's game.
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1.) Pulling your head out of a scrum to see one of your teammates booking it down the pitch and thinking "GO SUPPORT HER."
2.) Meeting someone who plays rugby and instantly having camaraderie and a subject to talk about.
3.) Seeing my bruises against dressy work clothes and realizing that I'm not just a paper pusher - I'm an aggressive, tough person when I need to be. :)
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