Life is a Game… Get Ready to Lose
Life is a Game
Had my first real game of basketball this afternoon. after a year without playing the game, i was huffing and puffing for the last 20 minutes of the 30-minute game. the 4 on 4 was no contest. we got beaten by 2 points in a race to 15, thanks to my standing-tiger, slowpoke-dragon tactics where i was useless for most of the game.
not even all the theories and moves that i knew from my varsity days could make me perform any better in the game earlier.
no practice + no juice = you lose.
looking at the bright side of such demoralizing loss, i had lots of fun with the belly-buster game. i’ve forgotten how good it felt to push and get pushed by people in the court ~ complete with all the positioning tactics and hidden jabs. think Malone. then think Rodman.
i got pulled in by tammy, a village friend from my high school days. turns out that his family left the village for three years and recently moved back. with him around, i think i’ll be playing more games during the afternoons. so, for the sake of my teammates and the coke 1.5 that comes with every game, i think i better shape up for the coming games.
Get Ready to Lose
which is just like life, don’t you think? you might be the smartest, wisest and most buffed of them all, but if you can’t use your talents well, you’re not going to get anywhere. the first step is usually about taking a look at your skills, knowing yourself and identifying your potential. after that, it’s just a matter of leveraging your competencies or strengthening your weak areas.
life is a game wherein if you’re not ready to play, you’ll lose. i just realized this as our team got beaten by kanto boys [street kids]. imho, they can be the best opponents that one can ever ask for on any given day. fast to think and never running out of energy. i hope to be like them someday. with nothing to lose and an attitude of a winner. you cannot go anywhere but up with that kind of combination.
