Athletes: An Epoch Of Injury

An epoch of injury, particularly an athlete, ultimately can be a period of detrimental agony not only physically, but also mentally; it turns into a back and forth battle of mental strength rather than brute physicality. Athletes often define themselves off how they perform on the field, court or rink. It builds their reputation. It builds confidence. And when an injury takes that away, what do they define themselves off by then? The athlete is no longer defined by their skills on the field or how they perform when they return; the athlete is defined by how they handle the adversity of an injury.
For a year, from the fall of my junior year into the fall of my senior, the adversity of an injury loomed over me endlessly. The sport I had played