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Trainer #5 & Kobe's bravery
I refer you to the Round 10 footage via AFL Smart Replay shortly after Kobe has been injured in the first quarter.
If you watch closely then and several instances after that you will see that he is in a lot of pain and wants to come off.
But then trainer #5 comes over to him and she lays her hand on his shoulder as he is doubled over and clearly tells him that he has to fight on for the team.
If you continue to watch, you can see he casts his head down and says "nah..I...am...finished...I am useless to everyone...I have no role I can play...I might as well be dead..." - but then you can see she says to him that he must have hope and fight on and never give up no matter how much he is hurting.
He went on to be a more than useful contributor despite being on one leg and unable even to open his eyes because he was grimacing so much.
We are very lucky to have trainer #5.
In the ancient celtic language, "Bodicea" meant "victory."
If you watch closely then and several instances after that you will see that he is in a lot of pain and wants to come off.
But then trainer #5 comes over to him and she lays her hand on his shoulder as he is doubled over and clearly tells him that he has to fight on for the team.
If you continue to watch, you can see he casts his head down and says "nah..I...am...finished...I am useless to everyone...I have no role I can play...I might as well be dead..." - but then you can see she says to him that he must have hope and fight on and never give up no matter how much he is hurting.
He went on to be a more than useful contributor despite being on one leg and unable even to open his eyes because he was grimacing so much.
We are very lucky to have trainer #5.
In the ancient celtic language, "Bodicea" meant "victory."
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