2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Journal: Alex Christlieb
Alex Christlieb
Issue date: 9/26/06 Section: Sports
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My day truly began the night before in order to mentally prepare for the game on Friday. I tried to take my mind off school, the test I took in the morning and everything else in my life so I could just relax. I took in a few paintings while in the city and casually walked to BART. Almost falling asleep on the ride home, I still managed to take one of my best friends to the local watering hole, Joe's.
When I got home to my roommate (Fiddy), we watched some Family Guy to get some last laughs before falling fast asleep. It's always a good idea to dream about a game the night before, but I have a real problem with this since I don't remember many of my dreams.
Today I woke up and ran to the bathroom and couldn't help but think of what a massive breakfast I would soon throw down. It was definitely a day for hash browns, eggs, a banana, and OJ. After breakfast I had a few minutes to watch some English soccer league highlights and it was nice to see Arsenal dominate Manchester United (great way to start the day). I grabbed my books and ran into class just in time to talk about marketing for an hour. And a slow hour it was. This was followed by a mini-lab for accounting since I missed class the week before when we left for Las Vegas.
Luckily, I had time to go home and meet my mom. She exceeded my expectations by bringing a Bianca's sandwich and a new mini-refrigerator. So I ate a turkey sandwich with a side of Reeses Pieces. Yeah, I can't help but get a sugar fix before a big game. I then had to go to my accounting class for an hour and a half. Unfortunately, I didn't remember a thing about this class because I was confused and getting mentally ready for the game I had in two hours.
Afterwards, I strolled into our locker room that you can smell clear down the hall. I moved passed the three new recruits, dressed during our pre-game meeting and all I thought about was how bad we lost to USF last season.
It was an amazing feeling, though, to get back into a crowded stadium with a new surface. Our team was feeling it and we came out ready to play the #11 team in the country. We had trouble finding the back of the net this year, but I woke up this morning goal scorer and scored the game winner twenty minutes into the game.
Then I capped off the day while I ate some pizza at Mountain Mike's with my mom and friends. That's not too bad for one day, and it wasn't even the weekend yet.
When I got home to my roommate (Fiddy), we watched some Family Guy to get some last laughs before falling fast asleep. It's always a good idea to dream about a game the night before, but I have a real problem with this since I don't remember many of my dreams.
Today I woke up and ran to the bathroom and couldn't help but think of what a massive breakfast I would soon throw down. It was definitely a day for hash browns, eggs, a banana, and OJ. After breakfast I had a few minutes to watch some English soccer league highlights and it was nice to see Arsenal dominate Manchester United (great way to start the day). I grabbed my books and ran into class just in time to talk about marketing for an hour. And a slow hour it was. This was followed by a mini-lab for accounting since I missed class the week before when we left for Las Vegas.
Luckily, I had time to go home and meet my mom. She exceeded my expectations by bringing a Bianca's sandwich and a new mini-refrigerator. So I ate a turkey sandwich with a side of Reeses Pieces. Yeah, I can't help but get a sugar fix before a big game. I then had to go to my accounting class for an hour and a half. Unfortunately, I didn't remember a thing about this class because I was confused and getting mentally ready for the game I had in two hours.
Afterwards, I strolled into our locker room that you can smell clear down the hall. I moved passed the three new recruits, dressed during our pre-game meeting and all I thought about was how bad we lost to USF last season.
It was an amazing feeling, though, to get back into a crowded stadium with a new surface. Our team was feeling it and we came out ready to play the #11 team in the country. We had trouble finding the back of the net this year, but I woke up this morning goal scorer and scored the game winner twenty minutes into the game.
Then I capped off the day while I ate some pizza at Mountain Mike's with my mom and friends. That's not too bad for one day, and it wasn't even the weekend yet.