Nobody’s line is straight. These are the ones that mattered most — and what we actually did about each. More will be added as they come, and as old ones resolve.
First kit in 2017, but he didn’t join an academy until 2022. Five years that felt, to me, like a head start handed away.
Stopped grieving the lost time. His answer settled it: “With this also I’m doing great.” He was right.
Stiffness through stretching and running, and worse — it got into his head. The body healed faster than the doubt.
Load management, recovery, patience. He came back and made his first century since — the 107.
Through 2024 the scores wouldn’t come. He kept searching for an answer that wasn’t arriving.
Showed up anyway — 5:30 fitness, bowling-machine sessions, the reflection habit. Form returned in 2025.