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Hanging in Macy’s Coffee in Flagstaff with Steph and she just quickly wrote this pump-up for her former teammates for UCSB Conference weekend. It was so inspiring I had to post it:

Stephanie Rothstein – May 13th, 2010

Victor Frankl once said “Everywhere man is confronted with fate, with the chance of achieving something through his own suffering.” Although he was referring to the prisoners in the concentration camps during WWII, we as athletes can take this to heart. Our own suffering comes through training and sacrifice. Athletes have the ability to shape their lives around their needs for training, recovery, and competition. The weeks and months of early morning practices, 2 a days, early bedtimes, and a monotonous routine can sometimes shake the athlete’s sanity. Setbacks in training due to injuries and unforeseen circumstances test the will and strength of the athlete. Then something happens. You wake up one day and it’s the Big West Championship weekend. All the times you spent in the ice bath, massaging sore muscles, running beyond the point of exertion, and turning down party invites now seems all too distant. You realize you suffered for the chance to do something great at conference. The moment you cross the finish line as All-Conference, throw a pr, and jump higher and faster than ever makes all those sacrifices worth it. Be great this weekend and prove that UCSB comes to win.

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