Monday, May 04, 2009 8:54 PM
Lost 4-1. I willed myself not to cry when the final whistle sounded, but upon seeing some of the girls cry, my own tears were threatening to fall. All because of coach's "Girls, wipe your tears! I don't want to see anyone cry!" that I held back my tears. Then, I just felt numb. I thought I was okay, laughing together with the girls(thanks, you guys are a great bunch!), laughing with Michelle and Weiling at Farah who almost walked into this sharp corner of the stairs while examining her bra and who dropped her bra into a puddle of water when we were having lunch. Lol. Well, I thought I was okay, until I departed with the girls after our late lunch opposite school and got on the bus home. Reality set in. We lost 2 games, so where do we go from here? Then I thought of how badly I've played for A Div, how we were so close, how disappointed Coach must have been(I'm not sure, but I personally felt that he must have had high hopes on us). With all these negative thoughts, I felt so bad that I couldn't stand myself or rather, I hated myself for thinking this way. I felt so rotten that I decided that I just had to re-adjust my thinking. Am I going continue playing like this? Are we going to continue to be so near yet so far or are we going to be far ahead? Are we going to continue to do Coach proud or are we going to let him taste disappointment instead?
I know the chances are slim, but if we keep thinking that way, they will just get slimmer and slimmer until they eventually disappear. It's just like curving your index fingers and point them towards each other with a gap of about 2cm between them, stare at the tips of your index fingers and you'll realised that the gap is becoming smaller and smaller and then, your fingertips will eventually touch each other. Our chances is just like this gap, if we don't will ourselves to be stronger, to resist whatever that is meant to make our chances lower(just like how we can will our fingers to stay where they are instead of moving towards each other) and to make the best out of every chance we have, very soon we'll find ourselves with nothing left, not even the slimmest chance.
*** I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot. . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why... I succeed. - Michael Jordan
Look, Michael Jordan lost 300 games. In terms of that, we aren't even close. And no, we definitely haven't missed 9000 shots yet. So who are we to say that we've failed when Michael Jordan found success after missing 9000 shots and losing 300 games?
And here's the same old thing because I really like this quote alot: The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory.
-Vince Lombardi |
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Monday, May 04, 2009 8:54 PM
Lost 4-1. I willed myself not to cry when the final whistle sounded, but upon seeing some of the girls cry, my own tears were threatening to fall. All because of coach's "Girls, wipe your tears! I don't want to see anyone cry!" that I held back my tears. Then, I just felt numb. I thought I was okay, laughing together with the girls(thanks, you guys are a great bunch!), laughing with Michelle and Weiling at Farah who almost walked into this sharp corner of the stairs while examining her bra and who dropped her bra into a puddle of water when we were having lunch. Lol. Well, I thought I was okay, until I departed with the girls after our late lunch opposite school and got on the bus home. Reality set in. We lost 2 games, so where do we go from here? Then I thought of how badly I've played for A Div, how we were so close, how disappointed Coach must have been(I'm not sure, but I personally felt that he must have had high hopes on us). With all these negative thoughts, I felt so bad that I couldn't stand myself or rather, I hated myself for thinking this way. I felt so rotten that I decided that I just had to re-adjust my thinking. Am I going continue playing like this? Are we going to continue to be so near yet so far or are we going to be far ahead? Are we going to continue to do Coach proud or are we going to let him taste disappointment instead?
I know the chances are slim, but if we keep thinking that way, they will just get slimmer and slimmer until they eventually disappear. It's just like curving your index fingers and point them towards each other with a gap of about 2cm between them, stare at the tips of your index fingers and you'll realised that the gap is becoming smaller and smaller and then, your fingertips will eventually touch each other. Our chances is just like this gap, if we don't will ourselves to be stronger, to resist whatever that is meant to make our chances lower(just like how we can will our fingers to stay where they are instead of moving towards each other) and to make the best out of every chance we have, very soon we'll find ourselves with nothing left, not even the slimmest chance.
*** I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot. . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why... I succeed. - Michael Jordan
Look, Michael Jordan lost 300 games. In terms of that, we aren't even close. And no, we definitely haven't missed 9000 shots yet. So who are we to say that we've failed when Michael Jordan found success after missing 9000 shots and losing 300 games?
And here's the same old thing because I really like this quote alot: The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory.
-Vince Lombardi |
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First of all, I'm a Kpop fan, especially of 2PM, MBLAQ, 2NE1 and FT Island. Actually, I like Kpop, Korean entertainment, Korean dramas, Korean language, Korean culture, Korean food, basically anything Korean. So I guess you can call me a fan of Korea.
Second, eating is one of my favourite pastimes. I think my size says it all. =P I'm not picky about food but there's only one thing that I don't like eating, that is, sweet potato.
Third, I love sports. Been playing table tennis for about 6 years now, and floorball, 2 years. But I would have to say that I like floorball more. I don't know, but putting the ball into the goal, making an accurate pass, chasing after the ball, even sweating like a pig, gives me the sense of satisfaction that nothing else can.
Fourth, I can't live without the Internet. You can take away my phone, TV, mp3, bed, but please don't take away my Internet because...I just can't live without the internet.
Lastly, if there's anything I dislike, it would have to be making decisions. Where to go, what to eat, what to do next, which is nicer/better...I just don't like deciding. I always leave it to others because honestly, it doesn't matter where we're going, what we're eating or what we're doing to do. What matters most is the company and whether we're having a great time together.
Email: connii@hotmail.com
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Connie Tan
Nineteen
Singaporean
23 March 1991
National University of Singapore
FASS
Year 1
Floorball
Table Tennis
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