Played tennis today with danitapgh. georgejas, max1975, beststephi and wooble. Proved my game superiority to Max by beating him with both Dana and George as my partner, thus enriching their lives by showing them what it was like to be on a winning team. Team Maverick. Geoff and Max then managed to squeak out a win at 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 due in no part to skill on their own or any type of mental strength but instead due almost entirely to difference of opinion between Steph and I as to strategy. No matter, I have moved back into 3rd place on the tennis ladder. Next time perhaps I will take Max as a partner, soundly defeat Steph and Geoff (the boy needs to taste true moral victory) and reassume my rightful place at the top of the doubles ladder…
Full day ahead of me tomorrow. Interview in the morning, (9 am) and then I’m going to head out to Cranberry (again!) to take my laptop in for service. Wheee…
The Delusion of Maverick, Episode MMDCCCLXXIV
Proved my game superiority to Max
Am I gonna have to smack you down in singles? Again?
Geoff and Max then managed to squeak out a win at 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 due in no part to skill on their own or any type of mental strength but instead due almost entirely to difference of opinion between Steph and I as to strategy.
A mentally strong team would never lose due to something so trivial.
Next time perhaps I will take Max as a partner, soundly defeat Steph and Geoff (the boy needs to taste true moral victory) and reassume my rightful place at the top of the doubles ladder…
You wish. Steph and Geoff would kill us. Again.
It is your mental weakness that leads to arguments on the court.
Mentally tough players like Max and I don’t get frustrated with each other when our screwups start to make things go badly. We lost a set 2-6, but didn’t blame each other and kept playing as a team. This is why we won.
Well, that and Max’s ability to hit lobs in the exactly where no one can get to them, no matter where on the court his opponents are standing.
Mental weakness? I don’t think so. If you and Max were in a relationship (God forbid), I guarantee you’d be fighting too.