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In sports, few sayings are as old and overused than “Father Time is undefeated.” In fact, it’s a terrible saying because it reminds not only the athlete that their career will one day inevitably come to an end (just ask Drew Brees), but it reminds us of our own fragility. I have played semi-pro level competitive soccer for a good part of my life, and still remember how as a teenager, I would come home bruised and battered after a tough high school game, then play another 90-minute pickup game the very next day with the neighborhood kids without missing a beat. Now, with a few more moons under my belt, it takes me a full week to shake off one of those nasty ankle tackles from opposing teams’ defenders.