Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2021-07-07 12:50:19)
Itisnotthecriticwhocounts;notthemanwhopointsouthowthestrongmanstumbled,orwherethedoerofdeedscouldhavedonebetter.Thecreditbelongstothemanwhoisactuallyinthearena;whosefaceismarredbydustandsweatandblood;whostrivesvaliantly;whoerrsandcomesshortagainandagain;whoknowsthegreatenthusiasms,thegreatdevotions,andspendshimselfinaworthycause;whoatthebestknowsintheendthetriumphofhighachievement;andwhoattheworst...[閱讀全文]
(2021-07-04 20:20:01)
VaccinatedforCovid,TimreturnedtoBJJandjoinedtheadultsearlyJune.
Overthepastyearandahalf,theteenagerhadreached5'7"andputonabout
40lbs.Theheadcoachaskedjokingly"Whatdidyoufeedhim?""Youmeanwhat
hefedonbehindmyback?"Irepliedwithresignation.WhileTimwasonthe
mat,Iwouldoftenreadandwriteonmylaptopinthecar.
ButsoonInoticedalackofpassion.Trainingwiththeadults,...[閱讀全文]
(2021-07-02 08:24:20)
Onthemat,IwascaughtinaguillotinebySteven,aheavystrongAsiandude
(whoturnedouttobea2nd-genChinese)inhis30s.Hisrightarmwassqueezing
andhislegs,wrappingaroundmybody,werestretchingforextraleverage.My
neckfeltthepressureandIhadtotap.IvaguelyrememberedthatHenrytaught
awayoutbutcouldn'tdoanythingatthemoment.
ThelastdayofJune,withtheadductorinjuryalmosthealed,IjoinedTimand
twodoze...[閱讀全文]
(2021-06-26 07:43:54)
Istartedliftingthe48kgkettlebell(akathebeast)ayearago.Insixmonths,
Iwasabletodo3x3gobletsquatsand10x10two-armswings.Thencamethe
adductortwitch(akaabdominaltendinopathy)andIhadtostopheavysquats.
Thankfully,theswingwasnotaffected.
Ihave"waved"loadbyalternatingthe40kgandthe48kgovertheweek:
-Mon:10x1040kgone-armswings
-Wed:10x1048kgtwo-armswings
-Fri:10x1040kgone-arm...[閱讀全文]
(2021-06-20 08:42:20)
20yearsagowhenIfirstcametothewest,againsttheculturalandlanguage
barrierIfeltdeafanddumb.Eachtinyinteractionwiththeoutsideremindedme
ofthehopelessnessofthesituation.Daily,deepdoubtsaboutthefuturevexed
me.Lookingback,however,itwasn'tthatbad.Foronething,itkeptmefrom
wastingtimeinfrontoftheTV.
Ofcourse,IhavereadanddonemyshareofWeb-surfingandmovie-watching.
UnliketheTVorevenra...[閱讀全文]
(2021-06-12 11:55:37)
Bill'snewhobby,copyingafull-sizeddictionarywordforword,hasbeenmet
withfirstcuriosityandthenridiculefromhisbetterhalf.Toher,Billis
losingsightofhiscareer."Whatifyouliveto100andknoweverywordunder
thesun,butrunoutofmoneybeforeyoudie?"Amysometimeswouldmock.Inher
mind,runningoutofmoney,anytime,isabsolutelytheworstthingthatcould
happenandtimeisbestinvestedinone'strade.
...[閱讀全文]
(2021-06-10 17:39:17)
IsawaclipafewweeksagowhereanAsian(John)waspummelledbyablack
guy(Tyrone)onaNewYorksubwaytrain.Tyronewasfitandabout3inchestaller
andJohnwasnomatch.AsJohngaveupfightingandturnedaway,protectinghis
headwithhishands,TyronethrewhisrightarmaroundJohn'sneckandputhim
tosleepwitharearnakedchoke.TyronemightknowsomeJiu-Jitsu,itoccrredto
meatthetime.
JohncouldnotturntofaceTyronetobreak...[閱讀全文]
(2021-06-06 08:39:32)
Satmorning,ruckingbackfromdowntownLosAltos,westoppedattheDeMartini Orchard,afarmers-marketstylegrocerystore,andcameawayawed.Itboasteda fewexoticfoods,includingporcini,morel,andtrufflesandbuffalomilkand thiswasthefirsttimewesawfreshfiddleheadsinastore,fetching$30/lb. Justfivedaysago,IpaidfourbucksatanearbyKoreanstorefora2lbpack ofpresoakedfernbrake. Meanwhile,halfaglobeawa...[閱讀全文]
(2021-05-31 09:28:03)
Thumorningandafteragoodrest,theheatandpainvanishedandmymindturned
clear.Isailedthroughstrengthdrillswithastrongfinish.Alingeringpain
underthecheekboneabovetherightuppermolarsremindedme,however,thatit
wasnotover.
Thepastweekfeltlikeadecade.OntheeveningofThuMay20myrightface
startedtobulgeundertheeyeandalmostdoubledinsizeovernight.Thingsdid
notimprovethenext24hoursandtheuppergum...[閱讀全文]
(2021-05-26 10:01:31)
Norton:
ThisisMr.Hadley,captainoftheguards.
IamMr.Norton,thewarden.
_You_areconvictedfelonsand
thatiswhytheysentyoutome.
Rulenumberone:noblasphamy.
IwillnothavetheLord'sname
takeninvaininmyprison.
Theotherrulesyou'llfigureout
asyougoalong.Anyquestions?
Con:
Whendoweeat?
Hadley:
YOUEATWHENWESAYYOUEAT!
YOUSHITWHENWESAYYOUSHIT!
YOUPISSWHENW...[閱讀全文]
