I do not want to proliferate SpeakGood with the boring details of my uninteresting life, but a few recent events have led me to one conclusion: Chris Chelios and Julio Franco are not human.
There is no way possible. Chelios is 46 years old and is still going strong for the Detroit Red Wings. Franco is 49, and though he is a free agent, he is still an active player in the MLB.
What led me to this conclusion? Let's just say the current shape that I'm in leads me to believe after 18 the body just cannot take physical activity.
I'm not a superstar athlete and I never was. I'm average height, and I probably could afford to drop 10-20 pounds (but it seems everyone can these days). I've played baseball since I was in second grade and that includes the last four years in which I played high school ball.
Frankly, I've been brought to my knees by stuff that is so far from what Chelios and Franco endure every day at the age of 45+. For instance, today all I've done is help coach a baseball team for two hours (including extensive throwing) and then play pick-up half court basketball for two hours. And I feel like I'm about to die.
The fact that Chelios and Franco are still in one piece astonishes me. I give them major kudos for being the successful athletes that they are.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Ageless wonders amaze me
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I wrote a column a few weeks ago on this very subject...because I'm only 20 and I feel like my body is failing me after every game and practice. I wrote mine about some guy who was 53 and playing in college though. I suppose great minds think alike? We'll go with that.
Chris Chelios + Dominik Hasek = God.
That's how he does it.
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