Ecstasy and agony

For Calixte a dream come true, for Desriveaux a nightmare. “Winning the Grey Cup, it’s fantastic, especially when you win it in your native city,” Calixte, who played Midget AAA for the Laval-Nord Vikings, told Courrier Laval in a telephone interview at mid week. “I’ve been floating on a cloud for 48 hours, I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. It’s a blessing. To beat the Alouettes at Olympic Stadium where I used to watch the Expos play, it’s very special. But you have to give credit to the Alouettes. They made it very difficult giving it their all, even on the special teams. You couldn’t have written a better script for us.”

Calixte was in Calgary this past week to savour the adulation of the fans who have been waiting a long time for this win. It was the Stamps first Grey Cup since 2001. “They stuck by us, even at the hardest times in 2003 and 2004,” said the Laval athlete who promised to bring the Cup to Laval in the summer.