But the real big thing is being able to get a little bit bigger, get a little bit stronger, do a little better

Posted on December 22nd 2019, 9:20 pm

There's a lot more we can do to enhance our health and performance. What I mean by that is that we need to be very careful in making assumptions that someone like myself, who has had the same exact knee injury, will be better than someone who has had a different knee injury, because the two are not the same! Just look at some of the pictures above, and think about it. These are two different people - even physiologically they are different. However, the injury has not changed. They both have the same muscle, there are little variations, they both have the same injuries, and they also both have the same injuries that have healed. If they each went to see a physical therapist, and had an MRI done to evaluate for structural damage, then the knee might look very different. The difference is simply in the way the two people walk, the way they run, the way they bend down, get up. But because they've had this exact injury (and a similar injury - and a different injury - and so forth) they still look and feel and walk the exact same way. We all think of the knee being the weakest part of the body, but in the end the real problem is strength - and being able to achieve goals that matter to you. That's the challenge here for us guys, not to get so wrapped into whether it looks like a knee injury or not, but to be willing to do what it takes to try and get stronger. To use an analogy - in the world of hockey, you would never dream of saying "I want your best player to do three extra minutes of game time." So I think these guys have to get that attitude, it's not something that will hurt you, it's just not going to give you that power or that edge. It's probably not the biggest deal, and I think it's a good start. But, if we want to have a legitimate shot to win championships, we're going to have to push ourselves a little bit harder, do things a bit better. It is my opinion we just got to put it all together, and be willing to push ourselves a little bit harder, so that when we get on the ice at a game we are doing something that we think is not just physically and mentally comfortable, but that's challenging us in the right way, so that we don't let up.