Be a Bad Listener
from Disruptur
“Derek, are you a pussy? Sometimes I wonder if you’re just too afraid to touch the puck.” Those were the words my high school hockey coach said to me the moment I decided to give up on myself and quit on my dreams. I was fifteen years old, five foot nothing, and I couldn’t have weighed in at more than 135 pounds. From the time my late father taught me to skate at the age of six, I had dreamed of playing hockey for the Minnesota Gophers one day. Instead, I shut my mouth and didn’t say a word in response. I just picked up my gear, skated off the ice forever, and never returned. My spirit was crushed.
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