..will only make me stronger

nationals.

wow. what a great experience it was.

i learned two things above all.

first, that i am at a very high level.
second, train a little harder and i will be at the most elite level.

i am very happy with my preparation for this tournament and this season overall. but, i know what i need to do to be at the level that i know i can dominate at and am very willing to make the steps to be there. watch out, it is going to be badass.

in terms of my playing at nationals, i am fairly satisfied. didn't really get as many d's as i wanted and really never found my place once we were on offense, both at this tournament and at previous tournaments. really need to make sure that is better next year.

nationals isn't when you start trying to prove yourself. that happens before you get to florida. i need to prove myself sooner next year.

as i said before, january 1st, i am going to start treating my life and body as though i am a "real" athlete. i am not completely sure of the parameters, but i will have a pretty good idea come january. i want to commit one year to getting myself into the best shape ever. make my body work and move like it never thought possible.

this will be accomplished through lifting, eating right, running, biking, climbing, and making good decisions that i know will benefit me in the right way. i don't plan on giving anything up like i have done in the past, but those other substances and such will be very limited.

when it came to crunch time, semis and finals, i didn't get on the field. i am not mad at the coaches. the fact i was not being called was my fault. i wasn't getting called, not because i had played poorly, but because i had not made enough plays earlier in the year. you don't prove yourself in the finals. that's where you continue to take care of business the same way you did before.

so, this writeup really is more of a written statement to become awesome. i know that i can come out with more fire than before, stay focused, and meet these goals with enough intensity to scare myself.

i am excited to do just that.