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Bloody Elbows, Steep Cliffs, & Passing the Test

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Joe Ciccarone

“Will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! 98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed. Kid, you’ll move mountains.” – Dr Seuss I looked out over the valley. Nothing but mountains out to the horizon. I reached for the tree branch. My 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Travel | Tagged 1980 Olympics, 2016, ACL, ACL surgery, adirondack mountains, attitude, average, balance studios, bjj, blog, Bloody Elbow, challenge, change, Ciccarone, courage, Dr Seuss, Dresher physical therapy, family, Golden Arrow Hotel, Gonna Fly Now, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, health, hiking, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, kids, knee brace, Knee Surgery, Lake Placid, Life Unbalanced, mind, mindset, mountains, passing the test, Philadelphia, PT, remarkable, Rocky, Rothman Institute, Steep cliffs, success, Summer 2016, The View, training, Upstate New York, Whiteface mountain, wordpress | 4 Comments

Bright Lights, The Grateful Dead & A Leap of Faith

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Joe Ciccarone

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Key All days are not created equal. I knew this day would be different the moment the surgeon autographed my knee with a sharpie. It was time … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Transitions | Tagged 2015, ACL, ACL rehabilitation, ACL surgery, Alan Key, allograft, anesthesiologist, autograft, autograph, average, Bert Mandelbaum, blog, Breaking Bad, Breg, Breg Polar Care, Breg polar cube, cheek implants, China, Christopher Dodson MD, crutches, elevated, faith, federal express, FedEx, future, ice, Jerry Garcia, Joan Rivers, Joe Ciccarone, king, knee brace, Knee Surgery, LA Lakers, Lakers, learn, life, Life Unbalanced, Magic Johnson, narcotics, nursing, optimisim, orthopedic surgery, passing game, Philadelphia, plastic surgery, Polar ice cube, predict, preparation, PT, Ready Set Med, rehab, remarkable, risk, Rothman Institute, sharpie, simplicity, swag, The Grateful Dead, The Power of Now, trust, wordpress, work | 2 Comments

Torn ACL’s, Cadavers & Decisions

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Joe Ciccarone

“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” – Tony Robbins The way forward begins when we decide it does. I was training in jiu jitsu. My knee popped. It was the sound that changed my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2015, ACL, ACL surgery, ACL tear, allograft, allograft ACL reconstruction, attitude, average, balance studios, blog, cadaver, decisions, destiny, full speed, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, injury, Jefferson University Hospital, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, jogging, knee brace, meniscus, mindset, MRI, open mat, options, pain, Philadelphia, Physical Therapy, problems, PT, remarkable, risk, Rothman Institute, running, summer, surgery, Take it easy, Tony Robbins, training, wordpress, xray | 3 Comments

Adversity, Knee Braces, & Attitude

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Joe Ciccarone

“If the road is easy, you’re likely going the wrong way.” ― Terry Goodkind ADVERSITY enters our lives when we least expect it. How we deal with our challenges defines who we are. While training in jiu jitsu, I heard a … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings | Tagged 1988, 2015, ACL, ACL tears, adapt, adversity, average, balance studios, blog, breathe, calmness, challenges, change, Charles Darwin, class trip, comeback, community, elliptical machine, Energy, Fear, game plan, Gift, injury, Jeffrey Benjamin, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, Kardashian, Kirk Gibson, knee brace, life, Life Unbalanced, ligament, LL Cool J, luck, marriage, mind, MLB, MRI, music, options, Philadelphia, Power Relationships, Real Housewives of Orange County, remarkable, Rothman Institute, sports related injury, Steve Jobs, technique, Terry Goodkind, thrive, wife, World Series, yoga | 4 Comments

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