‘”I don’t know if it’s fully set in, but mentally I’m prepared,” he said. “At this point, I’ve just got to be a realist about it. There’s a lot of hard work to be put in, and a lot of guys come back from ACL injuries and say they’re a lot faster and stronger just because out of rehab you do your hips and knees, so everything gets stronger. Guys that I have talked to and who are the same age as me have come back and have great years. It’s just kind of what I’ve been hearing and that’s what I’ve got to focus on.”‘