The Surfer

Neesham fights the dark days

In an interview with New Zealand Herald, Jimmy Neesham shares the life lessons he learnt during his recent injury rehabilitation

In an interview with the New Zealand Herald, Jimmy Neesham shares how he coped after missing out on a World Cup spot and the perspective he has gained following a long injury rehabilitation.
"You start to imagine what you'd do if you could never return to the field again, and that's why I've made some strides to look at options outside of cricket during my lay-off.
"It's really difficult to explain to someone that hasn't been through it - the dark places you go to when you're rehabbing from a serious injury. It was quite useful to have guys like Matt Henry and Shane Bond to bounce things off, but in the end you have to walk that road yourself.
"You go through some dark times, especially the middle couple of months. For the first month you're really motivated to get back and pushing to do everything you can. In the middle couple of months you go through a lull where the enthusiasm has worn off from the start and you've still got a long way to go and you can't see the finish line. You have to stick to the rehab programme and try to stay sane, which is a challenge at times."