Hockey -October 2007:

I started playing hockey the year after my brother did, and I remember watching his games and really wishing I could play too, but I didn’t know how to skate. I still really wanted to do it so I tried learning how to skate and then shortly after, I started to play hockey. I was in a younger age group than I should have been because I didn’t know how to play, and I got teased a lot for it. But, the good thing about me playing hockey is that, it was the first thing I had ever really set my mind to. I really wanted to play so I learned how to skate and practised all the time. I was determined to get better, and every time I had a good game or was doing better, I’d always be so proud of myself. Knowing that I can do anything if I put my mind to it, has really helped me push myself when doing other things.