editorial By André Garrido GRIP Magazine’s Director
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t’s hard to explain to the “outside people” why we wake up at the crack of dawn, why we get up as the alarm clock has barely rung, why we take a quick shower and drive for tens or hundreds of miles to play paintball. There is, however, a very simple explanation. We are in love, in love with a sport that takes us to the extreme. The adrenaline that rushes through our body makes us feel alive, and feeling like we’re part of a paintball team is a feeling I just can’t describe. But time goes on, and we get older, less capable, injured and other obligations that force us to rethink the way we look at this sport. And it is here that the difficulty in quitting arises. We could simply let go, but how many of us could truly do that? Some start refereeing , others play their part as event organizers, others even start their own paintball related companies. We started GRIP Magazine. Beyond the obvious strategy of doing something that no one else is doing, we want to show off what is “ours”. Tell people about our events, using as our main base the Millennium Series and scenario Big Games. Above all, spread the word about teams and players so that they may have more and better support. The magazine is made of and made by players, for players. We know what we want for the sport that will always be close to what you want… because after all, we all feel the paint coursing through our veins. Above all, we wish that a year from now, we’ll have known many new faces, excelent players and plenty of good friends. That alone is worth the adventure. We’ll see you around!
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