The Curse Continues
Today’s Ultimate game proved just as futile as the rest, but now I have a theory…
Celebrating Hester and Scott’s last week on the west coast, we had an extra game of ultimate today. Once again, the elements conspired to ensure that my team lost. Down by four points with 35 minutes to go until 9:00, and with a fresh reinforcement to even out the teams, a soccer league that had the field reserved displaced us, and the game abruptly ended, my team loosing again.
However, because it was particularly apparent today, I developed a theory around my loosing streak. People seem to have a flattering, but hopelessly overblown opinion of my ultimate skills. Sure, I’m pretty good all-around, but I’m not the fastest, I’m not the tallest, I don’t have the most accurate throw… in short, I’m just another guy out there. But this myth remains. So when teams are chosen, somehow my side always ends up with a man down, or a slightly stacked opposing team, which, since I really am not that good, inevitibly leads to my team’s loss.
Of course, maybe I’m just deluding myself into thinking that I’m all that. Its very possible that I simply am so bad that I pull my entire team down. But I tend to have a pretty high opinion of myself.
July 1st, 2004 at 10:03:41 pm
Actually Ryan, at one game I think you had the teams in your favor… not sure which game though, I may not have been at it so it could’ve been last Tuesday. This was according to Hester today I believe.
July 1st, 2004 at 10:05:01 pm
Oh yeah… even though your team didn’t win it was still a very good game. I seem to be getting better if I do say so myself. Or at least more aggressive.