Now Rob isn't your typical trainer. I have been playing sports for sometime now and I have dealt with my fair share of trainers.

Take my high school trainer, Coach Put, for example. Coach P had a very interesting way of dealing with his injured athletes. If you played football or basketball you got an extensive evaluation of your injury in addition to tips on how to get healthy. He would massage out any sore muscle and care to you like a newborn child, but if you unfortunately played any other sport then you would either get a, "oh kid your fine," or "put some ice on it and you will be alright." Luckily I was the back-up kicker for the football team so I got some of the VIP treatment and most of the attention from the cheerleaders.

I remember those days like they were yesterday, but I don't miss them one bit. How could I when I have an athletic trainer now who actually cares about the athlete he is tending too. Rob Wang epitomizes what an athletic trainer should be with his unselfish antics and caring personality.

Whether you're on the rugby team and need someone to tend to you after you have just been knocked unconscious, or you're a soccer player who has a sore ankle and needs some sympathy, Rob will always bring his timely smile and helping hand no matter what the situation is.

When asked what the toughest team to deal with was, Rob responded with the utmost sincerity, "No team is too tough. I just feel like a parent when I take care of them." It's this sort of attitude that has inevitably made Rob win the hearts of all his athletes.

This parental-like role has made Rob sure that he fears nothing. He can deal with your broken fingers, dislocated shoulders, or even your compound fractures in the ankle where your bone is coming straight out of your leg (ask Kayce Haux). There really isn't anything that Rob can't evaluate and fix. You could call him the Superman of athletic trainers. Yea the occasional broken leg and busted nose will make Rob feel queasy in his tummy; there is no kryptonite that can take down this superman.

Rob did admit though that he was a little grossed out on one occurrence when he tended to a rugby player whom had recently gotten stitches over his eyebrow after he busted it open in the middle of the game. A few days later, the cut wasn't healing properly and there was a puss oozing out of the wound. I think this sort of image would make anyone feel queasy, but needles to say, Rob went on with his business and helped the player out.

His unselfishness to help others is respectable. Rob embodies this quality with the utmost pride. "There is never a day where I dread going to work. I enjoy being around people and establishing relationships. The most rewarding part of my job is seeing an athlete progress and get healthy from their injuries."

I never really WANT to go to the trainer's. I'm only there for one reason, I'm hurt. And I hate being hurt. But, I'm glad my trainer is better than yours.

Any Sport Club athlete will tell you: Rob is The Man.