I wasn't prepared at all going from Texas to Colorado. It's one thing to move to Colorado to begin with, but coming from the Fort Worth era- where it's right about at sea level, man, that's a lot of elevation you have to get used to in a hurry. I passed out when my plane landed right in the middle of that Denver airport. Good times. Besides that and my stint in Portland where I did nothing at all, but when I flew up there it felt the same. I had to go on oxygen for the first two weeks. But I mean, you get used to it. I actually like having playing up in Denver because it gives a home field advantage no team can replicate. There's no in-game situation that can simulate the experience of playing at 5000 feet, and when we start winning games and picking up some steam, I mean, look out. You're not gonna want to play in Colorado on the road, because you'll be dealing with high elevation and Haruki Ishigawa and Jonathon Saint coming at you at full force.

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