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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2553991, member: 1808"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B][url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/queensland-coach-mal-meninga-hopes-broncos-winger-jharal-yow-yeh-returns-to-full-flight/story-fniabm4i-1226794912487]No Cookies | The Courier-Mail[/url] [SIZE=2][B]QUEENSLAND Origin coach Mal Meninga is hopeful Jharal Yow Yeh will return to full flight this year believing the two years of injury exile can be the making of him as a player and person.[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Ex-Test winger Yow Yeh resumed Broncos preseason training on Friday but is still unable to complete all drills, taking part in skills activities only and spending a lot of time on the rowing machine.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]However, he is expected to be physically ready in time for round one although a stint for Norths in the Intrust Super Cup is likely to come before the NRL given his near two years out of the game.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Meninga has offered strong encouragement to the electric winger after reflecting upon his own troubled past with injuries.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Meninga suffered four broken forearms in the space of 18 months and although he shies from comparisons to Yow Yeh's situation he believes the 24-year-old can do as he did and return a better player. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"I think what Jharal has been though is a lot worse than what I had to put up with," Meninga told the Former Origin Greats website.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"He has had some serious complications along the way as well, and for him to keep battling away the way he has to get back to where he is at the moment is a tremendous testament to his character.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"That same character is what will carry him back into first grade with Brisbane, and when he does that, it will be a tremendous success story. It is a tribute to his personal fortitude."[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]After 10 operations since his horrific ankle fracture in March 2012 Yow Yeh played a handful of lower level games last year and there's hope he could see NRL action at some stage in 2014.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]If Yow Yeh needed encouragement or inspiration for his fight back then the Queensland coach would be a handy first phone call.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Broken arms was supposed to end Meninga's career but he fought back to become a Test and Origin great winning three premierships for the Raiders. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"It is a battle against yourself," he said.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"It is a battle to get yourself out of bed every day to keep putting in the work to reach an ultimate goal that seems so far away.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"The ultimate goal is not to play Origin, or to play for Australia. The ultimate goal is to simply get back on the field to play footy again, and to get back to where you were.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"It is a very tough thing. It saps your confidence. It tests your fortitude, your discipline. You have to get the absolute best out of yourself and push yourself to the absolute limits of your mental fortitude just to get back to where you were.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"But if you can do all those things, if you can find all of those qualities within you to working hard and keep moving forward towards your goal, they are qualities that you will be able to carry with you as you carry on during your career.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]"You will be a mentally stronger, better player, because you know how to get the best out of yourself, how to persevere and not let adversity bother you.[/SIZE] [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2][B]"Every setback that came my way, I just looked at it as a personal challenge.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2][B]"For me, it was all about winning the personal challenge. Everything else was irrelevant.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2][B]"What was driving me the most was the love of the game. All I wanted to do was just get back out there and play.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2][B]"I trained harder than I ever did in my whole life. It put me in great shape mentally and emotionally. Physically, I was in the best shape of my life, and things just flowed from there.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2][B]"There is no one else he needs to prove himself to. I know that he would have been through some battles, and he will probably go through a few more along the way.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2][B]"But I also know he has what it takes to make it back, and prove to himself he is still that player he was before."[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2][B]As the former Test winger Yow Yeh prepares to resume Broncos preseason training next week, Meninga has offered strong encouragement after reflecting upon his own troubled past with injuries.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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