What is the meaning of playing in these leagues? That’s a rather philosophical question you pose here. Why do we get up every single morning, battered and bruised from the night before, to go to training sessions where coaches yell at you. We could be doing literally anything else and probably less amounts of pain. There is the horrifying aspect of possibly get traded and going overseas (Though Malone is already heading to Berlin so that isn’t an issue for him.) and there is the overwhelming fear that one bad play could result in an injury that ends your career and you become a potential “What if” for all eternity.
For Malone, there is a great number of things it could be but when he looks back at all he has been through in his life, he only has one answer. It’s not the championships, though winning with the Grey Ducks was a wonderful feeling, it isn’t the money, it isn’t the fame or the trophies or anything like that for the boy from Idaho. He loves playing the game with the people that have helped him along the way and that includes every player, coach and fan who has ever supported him. There is also one other aspect for Malone. When he makes a big run or a touchdown, for just one moment in time:
He has no equal.
For Malone, there is a great number of things it could be but when he looks back at all he has been through in his life, he only has one answer. It’s not the championships, though winning with the Grey Ducks was a wonderful feeling, it isn’t the money, it isn’t the fame or the trophies or anything like that for the boy from Idaho. He loves playing the game with the people that have helped him along the way and that includes every player, coach and fan who has ever supported him. There is also one other aspect for Malone. When he makes a big run or a touchdown, for just one moment in time:
He has no equal.