[Adam] Lind was one of the last players out of the training room, looking like he’d just gone 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali in his prime. He’d just undergone a deep muscle massage.

“I feel good right now but what I learned last year is that I’ve got to maintain the fitness and treatments,” he said. “It’s not just working out but it’s things like massages—painful massages. It’s not all fun and games. It’s hard work but it’s worth it when you can get on the field every day.”

The Sudbury Star, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, March 1, 2012