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Each change meant the prospect of beginning again. The Spector of disappointment & failure of not making it or never arriving was softened by the physical range of my achievements; in the end I played in six countries on four different continents: Australia, Sweden, Korea, Lithuania, US & Norway.

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A friend of mine played in Germany for ten years…When she asks me why I moved around so much why I didn’t stay in a team longer than a year I can only think it is because the movement was forgiving there was always a reason to leave & it was different every time. I wanted to be on a better team I wasn’t happy off the field I wanted to play at a higher level I wanted to live in a different city.

Australia Lithuania Sweden South Korea

never read something that articulated the false dichotomy of being an athlete or an artist so well.. i’m so glad there are other athletes and sports fans out there that aren’t dumb as rocks