The Mysteries of A Hockey Player
This pretty much says it all..........
The cockiest, dirtiest, most irresponsible group of athletes in
the world. Will do anything just to be able to tell his
teammates a great story in the dressing room. Live the dream until they
are 35 then realize they never made it. Ladies love us, guys
want to be us, we are the soul of the universe. You lace up the skates, put on the
gloves, strap on the helmet, and walk on to the ice and nothing
else matters. It doesn't matter that you failed a test, your girl is being a
bitch, or that you got a ticket on the way there...you're world is
absolutely perfect for the next couple hours. Here's to
faceoffs, goals, assists, overtime, living on the road, cold rinks,
early mornings, breakaways, going top cheese, countless hours of
practice, bag skates, puking, thousands of dollars, dangling
d-men, end to end rushes, big hits, broken twigs, new skates,
packing bombs, dropping the mits, wheelin' broads, coaches,
adding the letter "y" to the end of everyone's last name, the word "fuck", pick up, tape to tape sauce, let downs, miracles and most of all - the game of Hockey. Why?
Why do we skate back and forth night after night? Skating so
hard we throw up. Skating so hard your heart beat rings in your
head, while your lungs are grasping for air. Late nights, early mornings,
Friday nights, Saturday evenings, broken bones, torn muscles and deep
bruises. We skate through it all. Because we live off our
adrenaline, because the game frees your spirit, because the
party in the locker room is second to none, because you're
invincible once you step on the ice, because one shot can make
you smile all night, sniping the twine, backy shelf where momma
keeps the peanut butter, the rattling of the boards, the feel of
the puck, and skates carving into the ice is a rhythm to live
by, because its possible to skate fast enough to leave all your
worries behind. Sweat is the cologne of our accomplishment. Why?
Why would someone push themselves so hard the uneducated pussies
always ask? HOUSE LEAGUE, A, AA, AAA, JR.A, CHL, US COLLEGE, PRO
... It's never been for the fucking the money, it's not for the
girls, and it's not for the fame. 'The Boys' play because we
fucking love it ...