Wanting It VS. Earning It | Dave Scatchard

Every single day for years, Dave Scatchard dragged himself outside and shot 100 hockey pucks. Rain, snow, hurricane—didn't matter. While other kids talked about making the NHL, Dave was grinding it out in his driveway, collecting pucks from the ice after practice, stacking them in milk crates, and firing them at a net until his arms ached.

This wasn't glamorous training. No fancy coaches, no high-tech facilities. Just a kid from a coal mining town who understood that champions aren't built in moments of inspiration- they're built in the daily grind when nobody's watching. That 100-puck ritual became his foundation, teaching him that consistency beats talent when talent doesn't show up every day.

By 12, that daily discipline paid off when he accidentally got invited to a junior camp meant for grown men. After sleeping in his dad's truck because they couldn't afford a hotel, Dave stepped onto the ice with 16-20 year olds and scored the game-winning goal. Fourteen years later, he was an NHL enforcer who'd learned that success isn't about one big moment- it's about showing up when you don't feel like it, over and over again.

But the real test came after hockey ended. Multiple concussions left him barely able to speak or walk, and suddenly the discipline that built his career became his lifeline for rebuilding his entire identity. The same all-in mentality that made him shoot 100 pucks in a blizzard became the foundation for the most important comeback of his life.

P.S. Dave's story hits even harder in his book The Comeback. And he's giving away 50 free copies to the first guys who step up. Claim yours here: https://www.allstarcoaching.com/comeback-opt-in

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