Time to call it a day

[WKD]

Hi all,

Due to having a mild stroke last year I set a target to get back to full fitness for this year and start playing again unfortunately it hasn’t worked out that way as I still haven’t gained full use in my left arm. Just wanted to say a big thankyou to all the teams I have played against and the people I have met along the way. A big thank you especially to the teams I have played for in the early years Legion of Doom, Blitz, Unforgiven and then more recently Killer Clowns, Illusion and DV8. Special thanks go to Cooks (legend), Jason, Jamie,Sue (Bird), Welshy, Paul, Dave, Luke and Wendy Auton for having me as a house guest on many a training weekends and for the laughs on trips abroad. To all the lads on DV8 great to have played with you good luck for the future.

But most of a big love and thankyou to my wife Katie for being the support and rock in my life whilst i was being the biggest pain in the ass ever!!!

May still see you all at the odd event take care.

WKD (Wayne) signing out.

 

[bmw]

hello wayne, long time no see bud, sad to hear you leaving the sport, good luck with what ever you do bud,
cheers george

 

[WKD]

Long time indeed fella thanks for that . May make a return never say never

 

[Robbo]

Hmmmmmmm........kinda brings it all into a pretty sharp focus when something like this drops through your letterbox one day ....... I am presuming it's a TIA, and hopefully you'll already be well aware the prognosis is pretty good but the overall psychological effect is not dissimilar from any other life-altering event.

There is an up-side to this believe it or not and it may well be you've already realized as much, but such is the nature of these things, you maybe haven't.

It is obvious, once the clinical dust has settled on this event, you are left sitting there on yer sofa on a Tuesday afternoon, wondering what the fcuk just happened and why ... whatever answers randomly scream through your head are for the most part academic and pretty much meaningless, but there is an inevitable legacy from events such as these and it is to make you realise what's important in your life ....... the fackin irony is, why did it take this cr@p to make you realise anything?

Answer?
Well, that's the way we are I'm afraid; don't even bother trying to rationalise anything about what we do and why, we are a bunch of emotional Pavlovian dogs waiting for the next bell to ring, we like to think of ourselves as some way up the evolutionary ladder, but emotionally, we ain't as developed as we like to think we are.
My point here is, don't try looking too deeply for answers here when you might as well go chase some shadows.

Now, the only reason I am not putting this in the form of a PM and electing to write it in a post is because WKD is experiencing something we should all do ...I ain't talking about his clinical problem, I am referring to his reflection on what's important.
We play a game .... nothing more.

I more than anybody have fallen foul of becoming 'too involved' and whilst some people may suggest I am being hypocritical, I would venture I am merely better qualified to comment upon the subject ...

I ain't gonna go into any detail here but suffice it to say, I would give up everything I ever did in paintball to roll the clock back .....

I'll *******ise another well know saying for ya,

'You could win all there is to win in paintball, you could be the greatest player that ever walked this earth ..........but, that will not allow you to buy back one single second with your kids, not a second'


WKD has in a sense, been lucky, I don't know how much time paintball took up in his life but if that time is now focused back on his family/kids, then trust me, whatever stroke you had mate, it came cheap at the price.

May not seem like that way at the moment ...... but for the life of me mate, it's fcuking true !!!!!!
Think of it as a 'stroke of luck' ....

Good luck WKD and thanks for playing with us all......

 

[WKD]

Cheers For that Robbo the irony is its probably the best thing to happen to me barring my kids being born as it gave me the biggest kick up the arse ever. More focused now on whats important than what gave me a cheap though in paintball expensive thrill more to life for sure. Would love to play one more time i maybe wasnt the best out there had my moments but if i dont then hey no biggy.
Prognosis is good and im working hard to get the arm moving better thats down to the wife and drill sergeant of a physio.
Met you a couple of times Robbo one was at Nottingham when you had a Nexus training day we were the ones camping when no one else did had abit of a chat on the saturday and see your drive and passion you have for paintball in whatever shape or form. Ive got that similiar drive just in a very different direction now .

Plus fishings alot more relaxing

 

[Robbo]

........... i maybe wasnt the best out there had my moments ......

I think that just about sums it up for all of us mate.........oh fcuk it, who the hell am I kidding?
I was the best out there in my time, why do I have to be so damned humble all the time

Take it easy Wayne !!!

 

[Cook$]

Fishing is the bomb mate. You take it easy bro, and don't do anything I wouldn't do

 

[sir_j_salm_is_my_hero]

Good luck Wayne!!!

Take care of yourself

Asa

 

[WKD]

Fishing is the bomb mate. You take it easy bro, and don't do anything I wouldn't do

I wouldnt bloody dare fella

 

[Collier]

Hi Wayne.

Long time no speak. Sorry to hear about the Stroke. I wish you all the best for the future.
Take care.

Paul.