May 2009
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
2h 7m
English
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Chapter 30. Pressure
Gus came over and asked him how everything was going. Martin said fine and thanked Gus for all he did in helping get him his ankle ready.
"No problem," Gus said. "But as I told you, Martin, the mind is more important than your ankle. How you really doing?" he asked, clearly concerned.
"I'm fine," Martin reiterated.
"Coach Ken been giving you good advice?" Gus asked.
"Great advice," Martin said. "Really great advice. We just got stuck on the fear thing, that's all."
"Well, that's a pretty big thing to get stuck on," Gus said. "You know, having been around all these years, there's one thing I noticed. There's so much pressure and competition at this level that you have to turn to something. Some guys, unfortunately, turn to drugs, alcohol, and girls. Other guys turn into themselves and implode because the pressure is too great. Some turn to people that they can count on, while some turn to people they can't. Others turn to their faith. The point is, no matter what, everyone turns to something. Just make sure you turn to the right things. Okay?"
"Okay," answered Martin, who was thankful for Gus's advice. He knew the one thing that he could turn to lately was Coach Ken and his playbook. He hadn't read it in a few days and decided to get back to it. So that night, the night before the biggest game of his life, he read his playbook and it was exactly what he needed to understand ...
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