Herschel

So last night I sat down to watch the new series on ESPNU called SEC: Storied.  It was on one of my favorite athletes and one of the greatest college football players of all time, Herschel Walker.  The man was and still is a beast.  Most of us know all about how when he was younger he would do around 5000 push ups and 5000 sit ups a day.  There have even been rumors that he lived on 12 snicker bars a day.  He still to this day does 1500-2500 push ups and sit ups a day and most recently ran a 4.39 40 yard dash as a 49 year old.  Can we say comeback??

What I didn't know, and I bet most people didn't realize this either, was that Herschel suffered from multiple personalities disorder.  When he was younger, he was bullied and he vowed it would never happen to him again.  As a sort of coping mechanism, he imagined himself becoming a sort of "superhero" type person.  When he was young, he figured it was a normal kid thing to do to imagine that you could one day be superman.  But when he grew up, he began to realize that becoming superman wasn't a fairy tale to him, but reality.  He was able to fuel his anger and aggression through football, but as soon as football was over for him, life became difficult as his anger became dangerous.

I have been thinking a lot about this as I have reflected on this amazing story of a man that overcame psychological issues to become such an gifted athlete.  I can only imagine that something like this was very difficult to deal with everyday.  So many athletes talk about how physically prepared they are because of all the hard work they put into practice, but what separates the good from the great is the mental toughness.  To hear about this unbelievable young athlete to succeed at such a high level with this disorder is nothing short than amazing.  It was really cool to watch Herschel reflect on his career and see how much more he enjoys his life now since he has gotten complete control of his psychological disorder.  I really admire a man like him to come forward and talk about it, but also to embrace his problems and make the most out of life.  It was also really nice to watch a Georgia team win and get to the national championship three straight years.  Where has that team been these past two decades??

Now on to picks!  I was 11-2 last week which is probably my best week ever! It's going to be another fun week

Missouri vs Ariz St- Missouri
Oregon St vs Wisc-Wisc
Miss St vs Auburn-sorry auburn...Miss St
Rutgers vs UNC-UNC!
Alabama vs Penn St- Bama(accidentally put penn st but I def DID NOT mean to)
South Carolina vs UGA-UGA! i beg you to win please!
Charleston South vs FSU-FSU
BYU vs Texas-upset special-BYU
UAB vs Florida-UF!
Notre Dame vs Michigan- Michigan