Linkorama: Got Grit? Check It Out Right Now!

I was surfing along the great world wide web when I came across [this piece] on the first round of the playoffs. Without being able to speak as eloquently as Justin Bourne (this is a hockey player, not a movie guy...I remember reffing him when he played for U. of Anchorage Alaska), he sums up my feelings about the first couple rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

I see the grit on the players' faces. I see the heroism in sacrificing your body for the team. I see the will to do anything to win. I see the same characteristics I see in those who are now a part of the [Ultimate Officials SWAT Team]. I am very, very proud of these men and women (see below).

Here's a snippet from the Bourne Blog on the Hockey News:

Following these 16 teams’ epic quest is like watching Lord of the Rings: it’s one chaotic thing after the next; the odds of succeeding look thinner all the time and they both take forever to reach the end. But to get to the fires of Mordor (OK, dropping the analogy) – aka, to get to the final – is a journey unlike any other. The NBA isn't as physical; the NFL playoffs are four games total; and at the peak of the biggest moments, in the biggest games in baseball, 95 percent of the team can be seen eating sunflower seeds. The Stanley Cup is clearly the hardest trophy to win.

Game ON!