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ANDERSON, Ind. -- Andrew Luck arrived at training camp Tuesday with a healthy body, a new contract and a different perspective.The Indianapolis Colts are betting it will make him a better quarterback.Less than a month after signing their best player to a six-year, $140 million contract, Luck and his teammates showed up at Anderson University on a mission to prove last seasons 8-8 finish was an aberration.Maybe theres a little more motivation, not just because Im coming off the injury but because of not really playing as well as youd like, Luck said.For Luck, things couldnt have gone much worse last season. One of the leagues bright, young stars missed nine games with an assortment of injuries including a lacerated kidney that forced him to watch the final seven games from the sideline as Indys fading playoff hopes vanished.When Luck did play, he wasnt himself. While the backups were a solid 6-3, Luck went a dismal 2-5 as a starter and finished with the lowest completion percentage since his rookie season. His 12 interceptions had him on pace to shatter his previous career high (18) from 2012. After the season, everyone had a suggestion -- throw shorter passes, throw it away, embrace using the sideline or a baseball slide to protect himself.But part of what makes Luck good is his ability to turn nothing into something, a trait the Colts dont want to reel in. So theyve worked with Luck on making better decisions.Luck, meanwhile, spent the offseason getting healthy, re-evaluating his game and his offseason routine, and figuring out how to correct the flaws opponents exposed last season.Ive never seen him more motivated to have a great season in terms of taking care of himself and just working out, team owner Jim Irsay said last month, after announcing Lucks new deal. If you can talk about redoubling your efforts, that fire is in his eye in a special way.Others see the evolution, too.During a June mini-camp practice at Lucas Oil Stadium, fans roared when Luck slid to a stop during a non-contact drill.Coach Chuck Pagano believes Luck has regained the confidence in his right arm, which also was hurt last season, and in the new offense installed by coordinator Rob Chudzinski. Luck is playing in his third offensive system in five years.On Tuesday, Luck proclaimed himself 100 percent healthy -- a change from April when he said he was still working toward that goal.Teammates sense Luck is becoming a louder voice in the meeting room and the huddle.He has been more vocal, left tackle Anthony Castonzo said. In the past, hes always kind of been `OK, heres what we need you to do. Now, its more like, `This is where you need to be.Fans will get a glimpse into the new-look Luck when the Colts open practice Wednesday.Plenty has changed since Indy last took the field at Anderson University, a Division III school located about 30 miles northeast of the team complex.Offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton was fired and replaced by Chudzinski. Backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck retired. Two of Lucks college teammates, Coby Fleener and Griff Whalen, both left the Colts in free agency. Starting center Khaled Holmes was released in May and quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen left town for a new job, too.And Luck enters this season as the highest-paid player in league history.To protect that investment, general manager Ryan Grigson used his first-round draft pick on center Ryan Kelly added spent three of his next seven selections on offensive linemen, too.He really didnt have a choice. Luck has taken more hits (375) than any other quarterback since entering the league in 2012.Grigson is hoping Kelly will stabilize the middle of the line as Luck and his new center develop the kind of bond Jeff Saturday and Peyton Manning had previously.But for Luck, this season is about a lot more than putting up better numbers. Luck wants to demonstrate how much hes grown since his last game, a 27-24 victory over eventual Super Bowl champion Denver on Nov 8.His first chance comes in the preseason on Aug. 7 against Green Bay in the annual Hall of Fame game.Ive always had high expectations and probably higher than others, Luck said. Im the first to say that I do not pay attention to outsiders as far as expectations. Internally, the expectations have been the same since Ive been here.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Jonas Jersey . 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Good Project will take on local star Scales Of Justice again in Perth but will also have strong opposition from within his own camp when he lines up in the Kingston Town Classic.Scales Of Justice led all the way to deny the Chris Waller-trained Good Project back-to-back wins in the Group One Railway Stakes.Sydneys premier trainer will have three runners - Good Project, Mackintosh and Vanbrugh - in the Kingston Town on Saturday, the final Australian Group One race for the year.Waller said there were no concerns with Good Project who was reported to be mildly lame after the Railway.He lost a shoe, that was all, Waller said.He had a strong gallop on Saturday morning and all three horses will be suited by the 1800 metres.And Vanbrugh is the fresh horse on the scene.Vanbrugh hasnt raced since his midfield finish in the Group One Emirates (2000m) at Flemington on November 5 when he struck trouble inside the final 100 metres.Before the Emirates, Vanbrugh showed hee was back in form with victory in the Group Three Coongy Cup.ddddddddddddMackintosh finished fourth in the Railway after a Group One fifth in the Cantala Stakes at Flemington won by Le Romain.Before the Cantala he won the Theo Marks Stakes then finished third in a three-way photo in the Epsom Handicap.Mackintosh is the most favoured of the trio at $9 with Good Project $11 and Vanbrugh $13.While the Kingston Town is the last chance for Waller to add to his 2016 Group One tally in Australia, the trainer is eyeing off an elite level win across the Tasman with Lady Le Fay.She wont run in the Pakenham Cup this week and she may even go to New Zealand for the Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, Waller said.Lady Le Fay did her early racing in New Zealand for trainer Paul Shailler, foreman for Waller when he first came to Sydney. 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