UTD Unscripted: The power of courage

In more than 40 years of coaching power development, I’ve seen some unbelievable feats of physical and mental power. The greatest of them all have come during periods of rehab.

For instance, I had an unforgettable summer in 2006 where I had both Alan Smith and Wayne Rooney doing daily rehab work in the gym at Carrington. Alan was taking his first steps back from a horribly dislocated ankle and broken leg, while Wayne was overcoming a broken metatarsal in order to be fit for England’s World Cup campaign in Germany.

Every single day, they were in that gym, doing exactly what I asked of them. They were methodical, dedicated and absolutely ferocious in the work they were doing. The same applied…