“I’ve had plenty of injuries in my career....This was different."
Tim at this point is getting old. He already had his 30th birthday, which signaled the end of a career for most soccer players. But Tim was still at the top of his game. Everton was playing for a tournament cup, and they had the personnel to win. They were destined to win. But then, at the end of one of their first games, an opposing player collided with Tim. Tim collapsed to the ground, and only later talk about the extent of his injury. “I’ve had plenty of injuries in my career. I’ve been bumped and bruised and kicked and elbowed and knocked down again and again. This was different. I tried to roll over, but I kept getting a sharp, shooting pain.” (252) he recalled.