The ISFL has added some excitement to my week. I look forward to our games, and enjoy upgrading my player. The key is staying focused on goals, and taking pride in those accomplishments. Communicating with teammates and other players in the league can be fun at times. It is great to build something together with teammates and management that are focused on winning. A positive culture breeds positive results, and we have that here in Baltimore. I was fortunate enough to have the greatest first GM that a player could ask for in @Duilio05 (aka Walt Green) to help me navigate what was initially a very confusing process. As time went on, I was able to flourish and become a top earner in my class. I care about my fellow Hawks and want them to succeed in life and in the league. We do not always see eye to eye, but we respect each other, and for that I am truly grateful. The league brought hundreds of us together from all walks of life and threw us into a pit. Some clawed their way out, but most worked together and formed a bond that helps us escape the stresses of reality if only for a short time. We laugh together, hurt together, and have empathy for each other. It is really astounding to witness. Nothing is perfect, and I am far from it, but we have all learned to co-exist as one big crazy family. There are ones that retire, and the ones that stay too long, and the ones that everyone wants to see gone, but they never learn. This is one big reality show, with drama, suspense, comedy, and did I mention drama? I love our locker room culture here in Baltimore, and I loved it in Norfolk as well. If you find the right fit, you are set for your career, and that's part of the fun of the ISFL. It has all of the excitement of real-life football without all of the sweating. I consider writing this article my cardio for the day, and that is just beautiful. I plan to stay in this league for as long as my player can still walk, and then I will make another player and play until he can no longer walk. It is a full circle that I am looking forward to, and will be a great experiment having been through it all already once. I am in it for the long haul, and despite some of the negatives, this is a league that I am glad I found. I wish the league continued success, and I hope to be writing a similar article for their 50th Anniversary.
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