I'm like a kid in a candy store right now. I'm excited to be running, which is funny, because a lot of guys dread coming to preseason and sprinting around and working your butt off, but I'm really excited just to be out there with the guys. I really missed it.

Ten months of frustration was put behind that shot.

The headgear thing's great. It's like a headband, so it's not heavy or anything like that at all. I was able to do everything fine.

We have to take care of business at home. These three games at home in a row are crucial for us to get the points and separate us in the table form the rest of the pack, so we need a win.

I could go out there and throw my body about, but for now I'm just taking my time. There's always going to be talk and you are only as good as your last game. I have to prove myself all over again.

I take pride in being one of the tougher guys helping the team pressure and there were so many times when I was watching the games that it just killed me inside. Sometimes I couldn't watch and would just walk around the top level of the stadium.

Honestly, just waking up every morning with headaches is tough, to know that I can't play tonight or I can't run tonight. Once the headaches started going away a little bit, I knew I had a chance.

I think I put all my frustration in that goal.