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You wish more than anything there was a way to get that time back and relive the moments that made you feel alive.

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Some people questioned all the marks up and down your forearms but you were just in season. And eventually, it stopped hurting.

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I question whether or not my world will ever be the same, but deep down, I already know the answer is a resounding “no.” I drift through the ethos for the remainder of the afternoon, walking awkwardly and wondering when, if ever, I will pedal through the cold dark night with Blossym again. Night after night, my dreams take me back to the Sanctuary.

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There comes a moment in every athlete’s career where the clock strikes 0:00 for the final time and in that moment part of you is changed forever.

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LeBron James might or might not be the greatest basketball player of all time. It’s a pointless discussion, for now, because his career isn’t even close to being over.

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What matters is how you get up.

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We’re used to doing things we hate. But we still have to do it anyways, so we’ve become pretty good at faking it until we make it.

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As I look back at the lengths I went to make you proud, it makes me so sad. I would make myself physically sick so that I didn’t fail a fitness test. I sacrificed relationships and events for the sake of the game. And as I look back, I don’t know if I did any of this for me.