Hours before my scheduled MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) a Medina Ohio based imaging center sent me to a local hospital to have my eyes x-rayed. Weird. Apparently if there is any metal behind your eyes the strong magnetism when getting an MRI could do serious eye damage. My eyes were cleared for the MRI and after the mental challenge of not moving at all for 45 minutes while confined in a white tunnel I could see the images from inside my neck. The images were unrecognizable to my virgin MRI scan reading eyes but were helpful of course allowing my physician to see inside my neck. As I looked at the complexity of the images I thought to myself how intriguing it would be if we could see inside athletes minds and hearts. Not their actual brain and heart but some sort of reading on why they are the way they are. Imagine if we could see why the late legendary boxer Arturo Gatti fought despite being a millionaire many times with an immeasurable amount of heart while suffering such a severe amount of trauma in his off the charts boxing career. Imagine if we could see why some guys that throw a baseball 95 mph are collecting unemployment checks while other guys that rarely ever hit 90 mph hit the baseball lottery. Imagine if we could see why a great motivator such as Vince Lombardi always seemed to be motivated. “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” This is one of his quotes that still inspires the exhausted athlete that reads the words on a poster hanging in an area gym. The man still motivates years after his passing. Imagine if you had a financial interest in a particular player and there was a way you could tell if a guy would work his tail off to be the best and refuse to be denied. You could spot the guys early that have a ton of talent but little will to win. MVP 2ND baseman Dustin Pedroia is a great example.( ex of 2 sentences ago) Somehow a pro scout gave the 5-9 165 lb Pedroia a shot despite looking like a guy that would fall down if you bumped into him. Love him or hate him you have to respect his will to succeed. Obviously he wasn’t overly blessed physically but he was arguably overly blessed with guts and determination. Much like competitors scheduled to compete at Caged Madness 11 August 30th in Akron Ohio. Some guys undoubtedly will quit too soon. For the special ones a skilled referee will have to stop the action to protect the fighters who seemingly refuse to quit. When you see an exhausted, bloodied combatant show an indescribable amount of effort remember you are witnessing something special. You are seeing what the man (or woman) is made of. What’s inside.
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