Listening to Wu-Tang Clan was simultaneously productive and detrimental to my career. First it knocked me down, then brought me back to a spot higher than before. It all started when I was a wee lad. I was 9 years old when I first head “Wu Tang 7th Chamber” for the first time. Once I heard them say “Champion gear that I rock, you get your boots knocked”, I immediately wanted to wear Champion branded clothing. And by clothing, I also mean my sporting equipment as well. It turns out, Champion did not make great tennis shoes. This impacted my footwork as a young tennis player which negatively impacted my ground strokes. Due to the poor shoes and footwork, I developed a problem known as “tennis elbow”, which derailed my racket sports career at a young age. I made the only logical jump to a new sport and decided to take on football. Although my tennis elbow condition ruined my tennis career, it led me to find my new love, hitting people as a linebacker. And because of my elbow condition, I decided to focus on my speed and finesse to make up for my lack of arm power. My circumstances just happened to be a perfect mixture of life altering events that I was able to work out into my advantage. So thank you Wu Tang Clan, for giving me tennis elbow and leading me to become a professional linebacker. Bring da Ruckus.
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