HOCKEY PLAYERS

This is one of those awesome quotes that I found that I just love. I made a few changes and grammatical changes, but yeah, I love things. Just reading it gets me pumped up and what to go out on the ice and dangle some kids. Hockey for life. Livonia Blackhawks (5-0-1).

"HOCKEY PLAYERS: The cockiest, dirtiest, best looking, most irresponsible group of athletes in the world. We'll do anything and come back to tell his teammates about it. Live the dream until they are 35 then realize they never made it. Ladies love us, guys want to be us; we are the soul of the universe. You lace up the skates, put on the gloves, strap on the helmet, and walk on to the ice and suddenly nothing else matters. It doesn't matter that you failed a test, your girl is being a bitch, or that you got a ticket on the way to the rink...your world is absolutely perfect for the next couple hours. Here's to faceoffs, goals, assists, overtime, livin' on the road, cold rinks, early mornings, breakaways, goin' top shelf, countless hours of practice, bag skates, thousands of dollars, dangling d-men, big hits, new skates, coaches, adding the letter "y" to the end of everyone's last name, pick up, fights, let downs, miracles and most of all - the game; hockey. Why? Why do we skate back and forth night after night? Skating so hard your heart beat rings in your head, while your lungs are gasping for air. Late nights, early mornings, Friday nights, Saturday evenings, broken bones, torn muscles and deep bruises. We skate through it all. Because we live off our adrenaline, because the game frees your spirit, because the party in the locker room is the shit, because you're invincible once you step on the ice, because one shot can make you smile all night, because it gives you something to look forward to during the day; sniping the twine, the rattling of the boards, the feel of the puck, and skates carving into the ice is a rhythm to live by, because it's possible to skate fast enough to leave all your worries behind. Sweat is the cologne of our accomplishment. Why? Why would someone push themselves so hard? It's not for the money, it's not for the girls, and it's not for the fame. We do it because we love it. Hockey."