Before I get into this, I should say that I was in Delhi, got back Sunday morning, so missed Evan's football match in which I am told, he stepped up as keeper of note; his team went down 2-3, but from several accounts they were nowhere in the game. Ev was hyper-busy, including saving a penalty - and despite the result even he seems really happy with the way that he kept. Which is great, that he is getting that perspective, of outcome beyond the scoreboard. I was gutted that I missed it. And sadly not even a phone photo; Ange says she was heart in mouth throughout.
I was however back for Aiden's rugby match - playing fullback for Sai Kung Stingrays. I bought a 320mm lens last week - oooh reach baby, reach - should have done it years ago. Lovely child that he is, he's definitely got his mom's monster competitiveness - goes at it heart-stoppingly hard:
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Cover defence, attacking their ball carrier. Love the expression. Going full-tilt.
Absolutely has his mom's hyper-competitive genes; just takes him over. |
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| Fielding long kicked ball on his tryline - kick back? hell no, run it back hard (click on these pics and check out the face - makes me laugh, all the fury; and he is very quick and strong over the first 10... |
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| Drop the shoulder, ride the hit .... |
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| and put on the gas... |
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| step through the next.... |
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| Freed and on the move... |
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| Eventually scragged and brought down. |
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| Where're you going Goldilocks? Have this covered, a bit of Aidenator focus. |
In the end they lost, but could have won, and the light faded, wet and red faced in the car on the way home, smiling with a beautiful calm.
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