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Living in the Course of Transcendence
Born August 29, 1986. I was born with a large
round head and big ears. When my Uncle Jerry
saw me for the first time he said, “he has my ears,”
followed by my Uncle Bob who came in and also
said, “aw he has my ears.” Then, shortly after my
Grandpa saw me he said, “the boy has my ears.”
For some reason, everyone was trying to take
credit for my ears that day. Older siblings, Carley
and Kellen, had also welcomed me that day and I
was so happy to be Daniel James Des Lauriers.
I took upon a great deal of firsts this year. My first birth-
day, my first haircut from my grandfather, my first tooth, or
my first word, which was “dad.” The one that really sticks
with me was taking a dip in the pool for the first time. I
went swimming with my brother and sister in a little pool
in the backyard of our home in Spring Valley and I loved
it. My brother and sister would spend most of their time
outside, riding bikes, playing in the sprinklers, or driving
their three wheelers, and I would always love to watch
them. When I would get the chance to play with them I’d
follow them around everywhere. I have always looked up
to my older brother and sister, not because of their height
but because they always took such good care of me.
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It was a nice summer day where my brothers, sisters and I were running and jumping in and out of the pool. As the day got later, we grew tired and it was time for dinner. My mother would dry each of us off and wrap us up with towels before we went inside. Whenever I stepped out of the pool I would get really cold, which is why I looked forward to being all wrapped up and warm. My mother noticed I was shivering alongside the pool, so she had wrapped me up extra tight in my big green towel and I became instantly warm. The towel had been wrapped around my whole body unable to move
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I Love Jamul. We moved from our place in Spring Val-ley to a nice quiet area in Jamul, East County San Di-ego. Our new home featured a big yard and a peanut shaped swimming pool, but that wasn’t the only thing I was excited about. It was that same year that I was go-ing to have another brother. My little brother Nick was born June 15 and I would finally have someone I could teach or pick on. There are now three Des Lauriers boys and my parents knew we would soon be hard to handle. a self-surpass-
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When I was young, I had many characteristics that made me stand out. I would suck my thumb, I always had my blanket in my hand, I had a high voice, and I would always walk around on my toes. When I would do something bad, my Dad would hide my blanket to punish me and I hated it. I hated it until I figured out where he hid it. After I did something bad, whether it was being mean to my little brother or not eating my veggies, my Dad hid my blanket in a cabinet under the oven. I would just wait until my dad sat down to watch television, and then would sneak off to get my blanket. Nobody get’s between my blanket and me.
my arms looking like a human burrito. As I walked away from the pool I had slipped for-ward unable to catch myself, I landed right on my chin. My chin had opened up and my mother rushed me to the hospital. She felt so bad, yet I didn’t mind that much because after Doctor said I would need stitches and I would get to choose the color, the pain went away, and I knew I would have a pretty cool scar.
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Firs
t d
ay
of
sch
ool When I started school, I was a little
scared because I didn’t know anybody
and it was a lot different than spending
my days at home or with family. Some
days I would try to pretend that I was
sick to stay home, but it never really
worked. Once I started to go to school
more I learned to like it and became
friends with a lot of other kids. One
of the ways I would make friends was
by doing headstands. My friend and I
would do headstands throughout recess
and everyone would watch. We did a
lot of wild things during recess such as
climbing trees, jumping off swings; we
were the wild kindergarten pack put-
ting on a circus for the rest of the class.
This behavior made me feel appreciated
and was the only way I thought other
kids would want to be my friends.
a self-surpassing dimension of human experience that is recognized by people all over the world
a self-surpassing dimension of human experience that is recognized by people all over the world
Ca
n’t g
o ba
ck When I started first grade there was a
check-in for the each parent to sign. My
mother had to take my older brother
and sister to school to, so she dropped
me off in front of class. Now I didn’t
think she signed the check-in, so I be-
came worried that I wouldn’t be able to
get into class. I ended up trying to walk
home to get my mother and to avoid
the first day of class and stay home. My
house was about four miles away from
the school and I had walked half that
until another parent noticed me. She had
been my mothers good friend and her
son was also in my class, so she picked
me up and gave me ride back to class.
Although I was grateful she picked me
up and brought me back to school, but
I was still upset I was back in class.
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a self-surpassing dimension of human experience that is recognized by people all over the world
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a self-surpassing dimension of human experience that is recognized by people all over the world
a self-surpassing dimension of human experience that is recognized by people all over the world
a self-surpassing dimension of human experience that is recognized by people all over the world
a self-surpassing dimension of human experience that is recognized by people all over the world
“the three ninja’s”My two brothers and I liked to call ourselves the
three ninjas. I remember us watching our favorite
movies together like The Three Ninjas and all the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We would act out
the moves, and give each other names after the
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characters and would usually wouldn’t stop fighting
until we were really tired or until one of us got hurt.
This went on for a couple years, and would always
love watching these kinds of movies together.
NICK A.K.A. TUMTUM
DANIEL A.K.A. COLT
KELLEN A.K.A. ROCKY
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which everything—skill, training and mental discipline—comes together, and players feel them-selves lifted to a level of peak per-
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-
thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which everything—skill, train-ing and mental discipline—comes to-gether, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak performance in
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive
for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which everything—skill, training and mental discipline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak performance in which limits seem to fall away.THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
“…THE HOT SHOT OF THE YEAR.”
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THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
Started playing soccer and basketball. I was always hard to
handle, running around the house full of energy. I put that
energy toward playing soccer and basketball. I played for
the soccer league AYSO, which is where i met a lot of new
friends. Our uniforms were blue and yellow and our ban-
ner read “The Hot Shots.” It was coming down to the end
of the season and The Hot Shots were playing the number
one team in our division. I was friends with everyone on
the field, from both teams and this game was all about
fun, until the end. The game went on, both sides scoring
back and forth. It was toward the end of the game and the
score was tied at three. We gained control of the ball and
moved it forward to the opponent’s goal. The ball rolled in
my direction and I kicked it has hard as I could. The whistle
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away. THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
had blown a second after, right as the ball had fallen in the
back of the net. The game was over and I had scored the
winning goal, the game had gone from having an exciting
day on the field to a memorable and electrifying moment
for the team and myself. After the game I really felt like a
Hot Shot.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which everything—skill, training and mental discipline—comes together, and players feel them-selves lifted to a level of peak per-
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which everything—skill, train-ing and mental discipline—comes to-gether, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak performance in
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive
for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which everything—skill, training and mental discipline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak performance in which limits seem to fall away.THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which everything—skill, training and mental discipline—comes together, and players feel them-selves lifted to a level of peak performance in which limits seem to fall
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
“…THE HOT SHOT OF THE YEAR.”
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
“Mystics and poets aren’t the only people who experience
the transcendent”-Andrew Cooper
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
Got into my first fight
during ball wall. Recess
time was ending and a
couple kids and myself
were playing ball wall. I
had been playing against
one of the kids who I
considered to be quite the
bully. He would make fun
of me every time I would
hit the ball, and then I
got frustrated because I
was also losing to him
as well. After the last
point, that he had won,
he bounced the ball off
my head, and called me
a loser. I got really ag-
gravated, turned toward
him and kicked him right
between the legs, making
the game seem more like
kickball now. Right after
I kicked him, the whistle
blew and everyone is
supposed to freeze, but
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THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
age 10
Throughout the years of my life my family has always had pets. Most of our pets have been dogs, but we’ve had rabbits, a cat, ham-sters, guinea pigs, and some fish. This year on my birthday I got two pets of my own. They were turtles that I named Clark and Lois after a superman televi-sion show. I was able to create a nice little area for them outside, where they could roam around and do turtle things.
he didn’t. He came after
me and we started throw-
ing fist, then it went to
the ground and we were
wrestling on the asphalt in
front of the whole school.
The teachers broke it up
and gave us detention,
where I had to sit in the
office until school got out.
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THE ESSENCE AND PINNACLE OF THE ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
My little brother was in this reading class and usu-ally I would sit in with the class before school started until a lady told me I could run the track instead. Al-though this might not seem fun for an eleven year old, there were a few gimmicks like doughnuts, or every ten miles I’d get some kind of prize. I would walk or run laps with a couple of friends each day before school started and enjoyed doing it too.
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age 11
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.I became the first track blazer at my school, dur-ing most of the school year I ran 109 miles before class and was awarded tickets to White Water Canyon or Soak City. It was this same year that I played basketball with some friends at a boys and girls club. Basketball became another sport for me to express my athletics and show off my speed.THE DRAMA OF
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THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCETHE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE DRAMA OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
THE ZONE All athletes know it, strive for it, and prize its attainment. It is that realm of play in which every-thing—skill, training and mental disci-pline—comes together, and players feel themselves lifted to a level of peak per-formance in which limits seem to fall away.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
age 12
(4+2)x(3+1)=24and one of them was in
my class. It became quite
the challenge, but in the
end I came out on top. I
was awarded a medal and
a chance to prove myself
at an even bigger tourna-
ment at San Diego State
University. I ended up doing
pretty good amongst five
hundred different students.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
At school I competed in
a math tournament called
the 24 Card Challenge.
Throughout the class year
we would play the game
every once in a while, and I
really enjoyed it. The game
consisted of cards that had
four different numbers,
and the purpose was to
make those numbers equal
twenty-four with addition,
subtraction, multiplication,
and division. I made it to
the finals out of our whole
school and I was going up
against a couple friends
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
SKATEBOARDING
WAKEBOARDING
SNOWBOARDING
SKATEBOARDING
WAKEBOARDING
SNOWBOARDING age 13
The year I learned to snow-
board, I gained a lot of
interest for other boarding
sports. My family and I went
up to Tahoe for a winter
vacation and everybody
tried to learn how to snow-
board. We all stayed on the
bunny slopes, but I never
wanted to leave. Riding
down a mountain, carving
through rich powdery snow,
and having the wind whistle
in my ears is the reason I
loved to snowboard because
this experience gave me a
feeling of freedom. I went
through plenty of action
sports such as skateboard-
ing, wakeboarding, snow-
boarding, and riding BMX
bikes. Learned to snow-
board and to wakeboard in
Lake Tahoe. Everyday after
school, my brothers and
some friends would make
jumps for our skateboards
and bikes out of old wood,
that sometimes still had
nails in it. We would ride
until the sunset or at least
until we hurt ourselves.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
As a culture, we have come to associate epiphanies, revelations, and the like with
poetic revelry, profound introspection, or communion with nature. But it is a fact
that profound and extraordinary experiences are extremely common in athlet-
ics, perhaps more so than in any other field of endeavor. The passions that athletics
arouse, the physical demands they make, and the mental focus they require
bring to bear our most exceptional abilit ies.
Once my Dad got a
digital camera to record
family occasions and
events, but my friends,
brothers and I found other
uses from it. We star ted
making movies that we
found to be hilarious.
We made movies such as
Pool Watch instead of Bay
Watch, where we pretend-
ed to be weird drown-
ing victims and my older
brother Kellen would save
us. We had a closet full
of odd clothes that maybe
somebody had worn once,
which is where we would
get our ideas for our
movies. We had fi lmed a
variety of dif ferent things
such as backyard wres-
t l ing, stunts that involved
us jumping of f the roof,
a documentary on our
coach, and several dif-
ferent cop movies. My
friends and I even did
a movie about Sigmund
Freud for our History
Fair. I have always been
interested in fi lm and sti l l
end up making movies
today with some friends.
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
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At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
going beyond yourself is the underlying allure of sportExperienced high school,
where I tried out for
football, soccer, and ten-
nis for the Steele Canyon
Cougars. It was the first
year of high school and
I always wanted to play
football because I always
enjoyed the sport. I was
born during a football
game, I’d watch foot-
ball every Sunday, and
played football almost
everyday after school.
The position I played
was wide receiver and
kicker, and I would go
in as running back every
once in a while. One
game I caught a touch-
down pass, had to kick
the extra point, then the
kick, it was the first time
that everyone’s eye’s
were on me for a good
few minutes and just the
thrill of the game kept
me focused and put me
in the zone. Playing a
football game against
your schools rival be-
comes such an exhilarat-
ing experience. Football
had a big impact on my
life, but it wasn’t the
only sport I had such a
passion for. I ended up
also playing soccer and
tennis in high school
as well. Whenever I’d
play a sport, there were
certain moments, wehere
I would enter this place
in my mind, a kind of
tranquility that made me
feel almost invincible
and unstoppable. When
i entered this frame of
mind everything would
slow down and I’d be
able to perfect every hit,
every kick, and every
seerve. This thrill I ex-
perienced while playing
sports, was an experi-
ence I valued and want-
ed to achieve every time
I competed. The competi-
tiveness within sports has
played a huge role in
life, on and off the field.
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened.... It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion. Dur-ing those spells I could al-most sense how the next play would develop and where the next shot would be taken. Even before the other team brought the ball in bounds, I could feel it so keenly that I’d want to shout to my teammates, “It’s coming there!”-Except that I knew everything would change if I did. My premo-nitions would be consistent-ly correct, and I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me.As compelling as these ex-
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love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beatslove playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
Thriving to learn new things, I knew high school would be a great chance to achieve different characteristics. I had always been inter-ested music and had always wanted to play an instrument. One Christmas I was given a keyboard, my older brother was given a guitar and my young-er brother was given a beginners drum set. I had tried to teach myself how to play the piano, but I only learned songs like Jingle Bells, or Chop-sticks. When I was going to high school I notice they had a class that taught be-
love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
ginning guitar. I took the class hoping to finally learn an instru-ment I enjoyed listen-ing to. The teacher of the beginners guitar class didn’t know how to play guitar, which is really weird, so I learned to play the guitar from mainly my friends around me who already knew how to play and then I self-taught myself. Later that year I got my own acoustic guitar and was able to play everyday.
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
age 16
love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
When I wasn’t go-ing to school or playing sports, I was able to get a job that allowed me to make and save some money on the side. First job was working at Raphael’s Inc. A fabrics and framing warehouse, where I would take care of shipping products, sanding frames, and running a machine that would lay fabric on differ-ent types of wood that later becomes an elegant looking frame. I worked
love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to music
the sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart
pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
love playing guitar, listening to musicthe sore fingers, the fast rythyms, heart pumps beats
with good friends that I had known for a long time and my boss was also my soccer coach when I was young. This work place became an excellent environment to start a nice paying job because everyone was friendly and I didn’t mind doing any kind of heavy work. Having a job for the first time became quite the experience for me.
age 17
age 18 It was before I turned
seventeen, that I got my
first car. It was a white
Ford Ranger, which
gave me the freedom
to go anywhere, but
for right now it was
mainly to get me to
school, to work, and
to the beach. I love
this truck, whom I like
to call Simon. Simon
the White Ranger is
like my friend, my pal,
the truck thats been
through a lot with me.
age 19Before I graduated high
school, I took a few
computer classes that
taught me 3D anima-
tion and Web Design.
I got hooked as soon
as I started messing
around with the differ-
ent programs. In my
animation class I cre-
ated a neighborhood
watch ad with a ninja.
I also made a snow-
boarder, and an evil
crazy clown, that still
freedom to go anywhere
…to do anything
scares my friend. Ani-
mation became a way
to express my creativ-
ity, and I thrived on the
freedom I had with the
programs I was using.
Animation has become
a hobby of mine, where
I continue to use it on
my free time. After I
Graduated high school
with honors I went to
SDSU to study Graphic
Design. The same year
my older sister Carley
graduated SDSU with
Bachelors in Art.
Age 20
It was the start of
winter, and a couple
friends and I went to
Big Bear to go snow-
ing, with amazingly
bright blue skies that
glistened off the moun-
tain. After a couple of
hours on the slopes,
as I expected and I
was get ready to land,
yet somehow my right
leg straightened out
before I hit the ground.
boarding. We stayed
at my friend’s cabin,
which is walking dis-
tance from the lifts.
The night before we
went snowboarding, we
hung out and had a few
drinks with a couple
friends, celebrating our
first trip out snowboard-
ing. The next morning
we all strapped up
our gear, our boots,
our boards, our bind-
ings, and headed to
the mountain. It was a
beautiful Sunday morn-
I was feeling good,
but most of the snow
started melting and
it was starting to get
very icy. We still had a
good four hours until it
would get dark so we
kept riding the slushy
snow. I would ride a
little freestyle, hitting
the jumps, the boxes,
and the rails with ease,
until this ice block of
a ramp completely
altered my snowboard-
ing experience. As I
jumped everything went
Once I hit the ice, my
knee buckled. I tried
getting up thinking it
was just a little sprain,
but every time I did,
I would feel a painful
pop in my knee. My
friends got me some
help and the snow pa-
trol towed me down the
mountain where I got
medical help. I found
out later I tore my ACL
and would need to get
surgery to ever be able
to play hard again.
freedom to go anywhere
…to push myself to the limits
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age 21Lived in Tahoe for the
summer, with my brother
Nick. My brother and I
got to spend some time
away from San Diego
and work on fixing up
our fathers cabin. Our
work consisted of paint-
ing, planting flowers,
and hanging out at the
lake. My sister lives
up in Tahoe too, so we
would stay with her most
of the time. She works
at Crystal Bay Casino
in Tahoe. Each year the
Crystal Bay Casino staff
has a softball team that
competes against other
casinos. My brother and
I were invited to play
on the team, although
we had never played
baseball. It didn’t matter
though; everyone would
just drink before the
game, during the game,
and after the game. One
time there was a keg in
the dugout. The game
was a lot of fun and we
ended up helping the
team beat their record
with three wins. While
my brother and I were
up in Tahoe we found
out our sister Carley
was pregnant and I was
going to be an uncle.
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age 22A few months of me sit-
ting working on the com-
puter. It was almost more
than a year after the
day I tore my ACL snow-
boarding, that I finally
decided to get it fixed.
The surgery was fast and
everything went well, but
I wasn’t looking forward
to the six months of
rehabilitation. I have had
only one other incident
which forced me to go
to the hospital and that
was when I got stitches
on my chin. Although I’ve
been through a lot, this
surgery on my knee was
a big one for me. After
having this surgery, it
really made me cautious
to all the things I do now.
My friends would always
consider me to be a little
crazy when it came to
doing acrobatic things,
or stupid stunts, but this
incident changed that for
better or worst. I don’t do
any crazy stunts any-
more, but I also haven’t
been playing the sports
I love anymore. This
might be because I fear
that I might go through
the same pain again. I
skill, devotion, and immersion
then became devoted to
music where my broth-
ers, my cousin and I have
started a band playing
a variety of good tunes.
On November 13th,
2009 my sister Carley
had a second child,
and her name is Ava
Dominique Balint. I got
to drive up to see her a
couple weeks later. For
the first time our whole
family got to spend
Thanksgiving in Tahoe,
and it became our fin-
est holiday experience.
ag
e 2
3Savoring
a few such moments
“Most anyone who has worked hard in some field of play can recall a moment of astonishment, when all of it-body, mind and the skill that runs through both-came together and the boundar-ies of possibility seemed to open wide before one’s eyes. In these moments of pure and effortless intuition, everything you do seems to turn to gold. Savoring a few such moments—on a basketball court, a soccer field, a ski slope—with the same vivid detail as a first kiss.”
My fathers business,
Treebeard Landscap-
ing asked me to create
a webpage for them.
I have only taken one
web design course, but I
wanted to do it. I actu-
ally ended up designing
the webpage and do-
ing all the photographs
for it. After that I got a
couple more clients who
wanted me to them a
webpage. I had started
my own little business,
I like to call Daniel J
Design. I enjoy being
able to get paid for my
own ideas and creativ-
ity, which hopefully I
can keep this going and
make a career out of it.
“… the conscious mind shuts off, deliberate intent is transcended, and the self seems to fall away. The conditions are ripe for the zone.” -Andrew Cooper
“… the conscious mind shuts off, deliberate intent is transcended, and the self seems to fall away. The conditions are ripe for the zone.” -Andrew Cooper
“… the conscious mind shuts off, deliberate intent is transcended, and the self seems to fall away. The conditions are ripe for the zone.” -Andrew Cooper
“… the conscious mind shuts off, deliberate intent is transcended, and the self seems to fall away. The conditions are ripe for the zone.” -Andrew Cooper
Living in the Course of Transcendence by Daniel DesLauriers
In The Zone: The Zen of Sports by Andrew Cooper
Designed by Daniel DesLauriers in Art 442: Typography III, Fall 2009, at San Diego State University.
Typefaces include Lubalin Graph designed by Herb Lubalin in 1974 and Futura designed by Paul Renner in 1926.
Photographs taken by members of the DesLauriers family.
“… the conscious mind shuts off, deliberate intent is transcended, and the self seems to fall away. The conditions are ripe for the zone.” -Andrew Cooper