tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post7456046160193157228..comments2024-01-21T16:56:48.806-05:00Comments on Shouldn't Life Be More Than This?: I prefer competitive excellencea.eyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-4472162675951514552012-05-05T10:36:19.270-04:002012-05-05T10:36:19.270-04:00I could care less about the ability of some of the...I could care less about the ability of some of the athletes. I have one boy who long jumps shorter than I have seen some 9 year olds long jump and he's 17. But he tries really hard and he cares about his improvements, so I continue to put him in meets when he wants to jump in them. That I love. <br /><br />The ones that don't care about competing or trying to be better are the ones that irk me.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting and I'm glad your parents instilled a drive to do well and that you are doing that for your children, too.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-21372527645381704632012-05-05T10:34:14.186-04:002012-05-05T10:34:14.186-04:00Good points, and thanks for posting them. I do un...Good points, and thanks for posting them. I do understand doing it just for pleasure. There are some out on the track team that I know that is all they are doing. But when others tell me that they want to be good, but don't put in work to do so and don't seem to care when they don't do well, that is my issue.<br /><br />With work, it is a whole different story. As a teacher, I know that some people may be doing the work because they think it is easy or they think it is an easy way to get certain vacays. Unfortunately, they soon learn that it does take work to teach even badly. With the economy, perhaps they can not find other work. I don't know...<br /><br />Glad you posted this and glad you enjoy your job!!a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-78826082851759793332012-05-05T10:31:39.452-04:002012-05-05T10:31:39.452-04:00That's what I was thinking... but I'm not ...That's what I was thinking... but I'm not sure how to impart that into the athletes any more than I have been trying to do. I think it is engrained not to try or to care in so many of the young people in the school... like a culture of failure or inadequacy or something.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-68876149521846421682012-05-05T02:58:11.603-04:002012-05-05T02:58:11.603-04:00I get it. For me it's not about ability, but ...I get it. For me it's not about ability, but trying to do the best you can. My parents taught me that. I taught my children. You can train people to do things. You can't train them to care.cathy joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829421153829081513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-84316320844654357162012-05-04T16:33:10.189-04:002012-05-04T16:33:10.189-04:00Okay. I wanna play the devil of advocate here ... ...Okay. I wanna play the devil of advocate here ... What happen to the mentality that you play for leisure. To enjoy?<br />As far as work ... It is tough ...sometimes you can't quit the job just because you don't like it but you must persist. Now what? :-)<br />No worry ... I love my job and I am quite competent :-)Journey of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814279353807130008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524041687343531016.post-43337710331266310722012-05-04T12:43:49.859-04:002012-05-04T12:43:49.859-04:00Yeah, it's hard to understand why athletes in ...Yeah, it's hard to understand why athletes in any sport would not care about doing well. Even if it's a noncompetitive sport, competing with yourself to improve your best time, or whatever, should be motivating. Who knows?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917139752555698353noreply@blogger.com