Ryan Ward
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"Ryan Ward" is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League. He was a free agent signee, formerly of the Edmonton Rush, with the Wings in 2013.

Ward is a two-time Mann Cup winner (in 2003 and 2005) with the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association. In 2003, he was awarded the Western Lacrosse Association MVP award. Ward was also a junior high Physical Education teacher in Owatonna, Minnesota. He is also the founder of Twin Cities Lacrosse.

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I've spent a lot of time doing the fitness stuff, taking it to the next level. I guess that I'm kind of evidence that if you stick to a game plan and work hard, that good things can happen and maybe you can have the opportunity to do something that you love, which I've been fortunate enough to do.

My visualization takes place before, the day before, all during the game and even into the game itself, you know, what I want to do on the next play, what I want to do on the next shift. I definitely use that strategy.

I've been there and I've gone through what I am trying to relate to them, as far as what kind of message and doing your all, just things like that, so those are the things that I can gain from lacrosse to give back to the kids.

We might be related, but it's very distant.

I had a kid come up to me the other day and give me a hard time about losing. He said, 'Good one. I came up to a game and you guys didn't win.' But what can you do?