THE DEMONS FACED ON LONG ROAD BACK

SAM Day spoke with the Bulletin’s Tom Boswell last year about how tough his comeback had been:

THE PAIN

I WAS DEMANDING THE ‘GREEN WHISTLE’ PRETTY STRONGLY SO IT TOOK IT OUT OF ME A LITTLE BIT BUT I WAS IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN WHILE IT WAS OUT OF ITS SOCKET. I WOULDN’T WISH IT UPON ANYONE – IT WAS HORRIBLE.

THE EMOTION

I WAS ANGRY. I HAD NO REASON TO BE ANGRY BUT I WAS REALLY FRUSTRATED. I TRAINED ALL THROUGH SUMMER AND MY PRESEASON WAS PRETTY GOOD. THEN TO DO IT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FIRST JLT GAME WAS NOT THE BEST OUTCOME.

THE FEAR

I DON’T LIKE IT (WHEN) I SEE GUYS GO DOWN FOR A BALL AND HAVE A LITTLE TRIP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO I THINK THE MENTAL SIDE OF IT WILL BE AS BIG AS THE PHYSICAL.