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IllegalCurve.com found this 9/26/2008 on mirtle.blogspot.com [flag]
"Last year there were times where I just hated life and hated everybody, and just kept asking, 'Why me?' I didn't want to go play sometimes and I just didn't have the desire anymore. It's scary when that happens. But I was just questioning a lot about my life and hockey just seemed to take a ... [link]

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Late Afternoon Delight
Published 9/26/2008 by Richard at IllegalCurve.com
... James Mirtle with a powerful quote from Jason Blake about the adversity he is facing.  People need to read quotes like that more often to realize that hockey is just a game. ...

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