Sunday, May 2, 2010
Hello.
Okay, so I've been following the content of this page and I've finally decided to get a piece of it after reading all the posts about preparing for games and stuff. I guess there's nothing much left to say, firstly because I'm here this late (relatively) and all the previous posts put together provide quite a comprehensive coverage of the issues.
I'd simply like to say, that how well the team does is a reflection of the combined individual desires of its members to win. Not just a match. Every ball, every 50-50 challenge, every double-team - break a match down into its micro-components, and you'll find that every single movement and action adds up to that victory that each team member desires in varying degrees.
So, how much does each of you want it? I'll relate from personal experience that there is no experience comparable to looking at the scoreboard as the final buzzer sounds, knowing that your team scored more goals. Get there, and you'll see what I mean. That medal is yours to keep. The stories are yours to tell. People like me, we've never been in a sports CCA before. Hell, I've never even played a sport competitively before. I don't know how many people there are like I was. When that medal goes around your neck, it's priceless.
So okay, maybe I'm hyping this whole thing up just because I was some no-life wannabe athlete. Maybe. But maybe the desire to want to achieve something big, the same desire in our team-mates that year, most of whom didn't have much of a sports background, laid the foundations for us to make things happen. I've been through a semi-final knock-out and a 3rd/4th placing loss playing in the exact same position on the court, and I know how it feels, at least from my point of view. Don't let the team suffer the same fate. All of you have capabilities above and beyond producing those results. Start your engines, floor your pedals and run over the opposition. You can do it. You, as a team, and no less.
"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - Muhammad Ali
With that, I say, "Go VJC!", in as loud and enthusiastic a voice as I can muster. Enjoy your week. I'm booking in (sigh...)
P.S. Please learn to listen out for your goalies when there's a need to. They get the best view of the court.
P.P.S. I'm not going to be able to watch a single match this season. Boo hoo (seriously, it's moderately upsetting for me).
-Amos Nadan Mun En
@ 7:17 PM
