Through five or six years of hard knocks, recurrent injuries, strenuous rehabs and more bad luck, Anthony Morabito has had more than his fair share of occasions to demonstrate his resilience, his positive morale, and his character.
And he's continuing to do it in spades.
Morabito, who apparently has lost yet another season to injury now as bone bruising and other knee issues continue to plague the Fremantle recruit, showed how he's overcoming more injuries than any one player should ever have to deal with.
Head coach Ross Lyon talked about him earlier this week, and this quote stood out for me:
"He puts it into context that this is just a football injury and says, 'I look around me and I see real tragedy'. So he's in pretty good shape."
The idea that he can realize that spending six years chasing your dream to get three games total out of it (so far) is nothing compared to the real human tragedies all around us all is remarkable maturity for a twenty-three year old who's seen more than enough already.
Watching the game against Melbourne up in Alice Springs last season, when his name was called at the last minute - the team rushed his parents up the desert to see him play! - and to see that crowd of people cheer his every move was one of the most heart-warming things I heard all year.
Morabito was a very high draft pick in 2010 - he has talent!
And someday...he'll get to show it off again....
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