Passion

Tim Thomas was a champion long before he raised the Stanley Cup on Wednesday night in Vancouver.  He wasn’t a champion because of any trophy he’d won or any of the previous accolades, awards or honours he had been rewarded.  Being a true champion is something that can never be handed to you in the form of a cup, plate, medal or trophy.  It is something that has to do with WHO YOU ARE, it is about character.

I almost gave up.  Sitting there on Saturday night, watching the Bruins barely show up in another loss against the team I despise more than any other...