Abaalmarinta La Sharafay

Rob LaRue '97

Rob LaRue wuxuu ka mid yahay ciyaartoyda ugu guulaha badan ee Minnetonka ee ciyaaraha badan, isagoo ku fiicnaa kubadda cagta, hockey-ga iyo baseball-ka intii uu joogay Minnetonka.

Markii Rob uu isku dayay inuu u ciyaaro Boys Hockey ee Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka isagoo ah arday cusub, wuxuu boos ka helay kooxda jaamacadda. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, taasi waxay ahayd bilowgii xirfadiisa ciyaareed ee cajiibka ah. Isagoo arday ah oo fasalka labaad ah, wuxuu ku daray kubadda cagta ee jaamacadda, isagoo ah ciyaaryahan baseball ah oo heer jaamacadeed ah. Rob wuxuu dhigay rikoorro hockey ah wuxuuna noqday hoggaamiye abid ah oo ku guuleysta guulaha, badbaadinta iyo ciyaaraha la ciyaaro. Kubadda cagta, wuxuu dhigay rikoorrada dugsiga iyo gobolka ee soo dhawaynta iyo yardyada. Markii uu qalin jabiyay, Rob wuxuu ku guuleystay abaalmarino dhammaan saddexda isboorti, gaar ahaan wuxuu kasbaday abaalmarino All-State ah oo ku saabsan isboorti badan iyo in loo magacaabay Abaalmarinta Ciyaaryahanka Ragga ee Minnetonka ee 1997.

Rob wuxuu sii watay safarkiisii ​​​​guusha ciyaaraha ee aan caadiga ahayn ee Jaamacadda Minnesota. Dugsi weyn oo tartan badan sida U of M, ciyaartoyda badankood waxay ku faani lahaayeen inay boos ka helaan mid ka mid ah kooxaha ciyaaraha ee kulliyadaha. Rob, hal ciyaar waligiis kuma filna. In kasta oo uu markii hore ka qayb galay U of M deeq waxbarasho oo loogu talagalay kubadda cagta iyo baseball-ka, Rob "wuu ku dhaawacmay" kooxda hockey-ga badhtamihii sannadkiisii ​​labaad, ka dib markii laba ka mid ah goolhayayaasha kooxaha ay si lama filaan ah uga tageen. Rob wuxuu ahaa labkii ugu horreeyay tan iyo 1968 ee ka ciyaara saddex kooxood oo isboorti oo kala duwan U of M.

In kasta oo Rob uusan sii wadin ciyaaraha ka dib kulliyadda, haddana wuxuu qiranayaa in taariikhdiisa ciyaaraha ay saameyn weyn ku leedahay noloshiisa maanta. Maadaama uu yahay madaxweynaha iyo milkiilaha Baldwin Supply, oo ah ganacsiga qaybinta warshadaha ee qoyskiisa, Rob wuxuu wax ka qabtaa caqabadaha adduunka ganacsiga si la mid ah sidii uu uga qabtay ciyaaraha.

"Hoggaamin badan oo aan ka bartay ciyaaraha waxaan maalin walba ku dabaqaa ganacsiga," ayuu sharraxay. "Dhammaan shaqada adag, anshaxa, iyo xiisaha aad ka barato ciyaaraha fudud -- waxyaalahaas oo dhan waxay u gudbaan wax kasta oo aad samaynayso."

Rob sidoo kale wuxuu dib ugu soo celiyay bulshada ciyaaraha fudud ee MHS isagoo ku soo laabtay tababare. Sannadihii 2002-2004 iyo 2011-2013, wuxuu u shaqeeyay tababare ku xigeenka kooxda Boys Hockey, waayo-aragnimo uu ugu yeero "mid aad u abaal-marin badan." Rob sidoo kale wuxuu ka caawiyay qorsheynta iyo ururinta lacagaha horumarinta garoonka barafka ee Pagel ee ugu horreeyay. "Waxay ahayd madadaalo in la bixiyo oo la arko mashruuca," ayuu yidhi.

Rob wuxuu leeyahay xasuus badan oo wanaagsan oo uu ka soo qaatay waqtigii uu ciyaaraha ka ciyaarayay Minnetonka. Isagoo ah kabtan saddexda kooxoodba, wuxuu kooxaha u horseeday tartamo badan oo gobol iyo horyaallo shir ah. Rob wuxuu dhiirrigeliyay qiyam sida shaqo adag, anshax iyo aqoon aasaasi ah oo kooxaha u riixay guusha. Intaa waxaa dheer, Rob wuxuu xasuustaa dareen bulsho oo gaar ah oo ku saabsan kooxaha oo kaliya ka imaan kara shaqada adag iyo tartanka wadajirka ah.

"Marka dib loo eego, daruuri ma aha inaad xasuusato ciyaaraha ama faahfaahinta sida aad u xasuusato guusha kooxaha, saaxiibtinimada iyo qaar ka mid ah waqtiyada madadaalada iyo madadaalada ee aad la leedahay ardayda fasalka," ayuu yiri Rob.

Rob wuxuu ardayda maanta ku dhiirrigeliyaa inay ku lug yeeshaan noocyo kala duwan oo isboorti ama hawlo ah, isagoo xusay in xiisaha uu u qabo hal ciyaar ay inta badan kiciso xiisaha uu u qabo kuwa kale. Waxa kale oo uu xoogga saarayaa fikradda ah in la noolaado waqtiga iyo in la qiimeeyo fursadaha la bixinayo xilligan. "Dadku had iyo jeer waxay kuu sheegayaan sida waqtigu u duulo, waana run," ayuu yiri Rob. "Waa wax fiican in la yeesho yoolal iyo himilooyin sare, laakiin ha ku degdegin waxa xiga. Ku raaxayso waqtiga oo ku qanac meesha aad hadda joogto."


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