"What will get us all through the tough times is giving respect to those who need it, accepting help from the most unlikely sources and a communal spirit that celebrates even the smallest of achievements.
You find inspiration and life-changing experiences in the most unusual places and sometimes at your lowest point."
Whilst I have enormous respect for what Eddie McGuire has achieved from his humble start in life, I never really thought I would be quoting him in my blog. I was searching for information about a fellow by the name of Mick Dugina, one of the unknown and unsung people behind the Collingwood Football Club, a man who from all reports overcame a very challenging start in life to become an integral part of the most successful football club, in financial terms and membership numbers at least, in the history of sport in this country.
The above quote comes from an article that Eddie wrote in the Sunday Herald Sun on the 16th November 2008. The article describes how Eddie managed to climb Mt Humphrey in Arizona with the the football team during their high altitude training camp, and the assistance he received from Mick Dugina to complete the challenge.
To paraphrase Eddie, you never know where you will find the help, inspiration and strength to get through the tough times that we will all surely endure at some time.
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