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How a little soul-searching, and a cross-continent drive, led to Tim Parker's strong start to 2017

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VANCOUVER, BC – Tim Parker did a lot of soul-searching this offseason.

That’s what happens you when spend four straight days in a car driving across the continent alone, as the Hicksville, New York native did on his road trip back to Vancouver in January.

That, and a lot of audiobooks.

For Parker, the entire offseason – and the trip to Vancouver – was a time for reflection. A time to look back on his first two years as a professional, but more importantly, a time to look forward.

A time to ask himself: “Who do I want to be?