Betting on yourself

[Keygan 18]

Connor Tanner steps in front of the media following a six to one win over the Halifax 21st

 

 

 

"Good afternoon Connor, my name is Kelly Provost with the Saskatoon Stories and I have been tasked to go around the locker room and pose a question to each of the players in the room and record their answer for a column I am currently in the works on, do you mind answering a few questions?"

 

"Yeah sure, what are the questions man?" Connor asks while unlacing his skates.

 

"You see I have been asked to see who currently believes they have the ability to end up as a hall of fame caliber player in the future, I know that is a crazy loaded question seeing as you are only what, 10 games into your pre-draft season but I was told to ask everyone in the room so here I am"

 

You see Connor was never shy about his ability to be great, he knew what he was capable of and he knew that what was going to decide whether or not he made the hall of fame was going him be him and him alone, whether or not he was willing to put in the effort to be the best player he could be on the ice at any given time, the answer to the question slid out his mouth almost effortlessly. 

 

"Yeah absolutely I do, and I am fully prepared to put in the amount of work it takes to be a hall of fame caliber player. I will not and have never doubted my abilities as a player, and that confidence in myself is the reason I have gotten as far as I have at this point. If I am not willing to bet on myself to make it where I want to be I will never get there. If I do not believe I can make it there why should anyone else? That is the reason I think I have the potential to eventually make it into the hall whether it is too early to tell or not, you heard it here first. I will be a first ballot hall of fame player whether you like it or not."

 

An astonished looking Kelly takes a step back before asking a second question.

 

"You seem awfully confident has anyone pegged you for an egotistical type?"

 

Connor proceeds to shake his head and look back at Kelly. "I do not just talk the talk Kelly, I have walked the walk my whole life and I do not plan on stopping anytime soon. I said it earlier and I will say it again, you have to bet on yourself everyday of your life to be the best player you want to be. The greatest enemy of perfection is good, and trust me in twenty years from now when you hear Connor Tanner it will be synonymous with perfection, not good."

 

"Well you heard it here first folks, Connor Tanner truly believe the only place he will belong in twenty seasons from now is side by side with some of the greatest the league has ever seen. This is Kelly Provost with the Saskatoon Stories and I am signing out."