diabetes and sports performance

Adam Morrison - Saturday morning on my way to go personal train, I listened in on a talk radio program. The topic that they were discussing was related to Adam Morrison and diabetes. The conversation was basically raising the question, will Morrison's NBA draft status be influenced by the fact that he is diabetic?

I was encouraged to hear that they felt it wouldn't be. Since diabetes is a fairly known disease, it would leave little speculation for the NBA teams to worry about. Another key point is that Morrison has proven in college that he can manage his diabetes and play well on back to back nights. The early season tournament in Hawaii this year is testament to that. This is especially impressive because he manages his diabetes now by himself. If he is a top draft pick in the NBA, he could easily hire the medical support staff and assistants he would need to take that stress off of him.

I was able to watch the Gonzaga vs. Stanford game that night and once again Morrison was impressive. He is fearless. I also heard Dick Vitale say this morning on the Mike and Mike show that Morisson deserves at least one player of the year awards. (Vitale also thought that Reddick from Duke was as deserving.)

Bobby McMullen - yesterday afternoon, Nikki and I sat down and watched the Xterra World Champtionships that I had saved on our dvr. One of the personal stories that they had was about Bobby McMullen. Watching the story and seeing him race the Xterra course, I was inspired. But after going to google and seeing all that he has really accomplished.... there are no words.

Having seen several family members lives influenced by diabetes, I am always interested in success stories of diabetic athletes. Adam and Bobby are inspirations. If I ever feel sorry for myself or tell myself that I can't do something. I hope that I remember Bobby McMullen's name.