professionalism
its hard to forget your upbringing, flaws and all.lemmie reminisce on the past a little. and that
would start with badminton.
i remember when i first had training in sec 1 in
the school badminton team. br was in its heyday then.
we were in the nationals every year and always in the top
4. what was training like? 3 times a week. for at least
5 hours. now think about it, 5 hours for a growing boy.
15 hours a week was the bare minimum assuming that you did
not play for the clubs or anywhere else which we all did.
when the tournament approached, we trained 5 times a week.
and that was without the twice a day training that would
ensue when we went for club or national training.
and those are just minor training details. training was
always a humbling experience. because we always washed
the floor before we started. what has that got to do with
training for badminton. plenty. discipline we bascially
did something we hated. speedwork. it had to be fast
as we ran with the mop from one end of the hall to another.
oh well, and thats just part one.
part 2. i pioneered track in my school, representing it
in the 400, 800 and 1500 events. this was on top of badminton.
(yes this was in sec 3) i made it to represent school again.
no medals but in i knew my stuff, when i could improve at
such a rate where i made the top 32 by just seriously training
for half a year.
but my point is this, after pointing out my background
i know my stuff and i know competitions. and suddenly
i have to take stupid advice by some senior who
"thinks" (not even a sportsman in my consideration)that he
knows competition by being in a few races? excuse me but
i have more freaking representations than you even if you
were to take another 2 ccas for some time. lol.
and training is essential to competition and knowledge is
essential to training. if you cant even tell the state
of your boat you cant blame me for overcompensating because
in all teams there must be a catalyst to start things going.
whats the point of having so many training debriefs and
corrections if you will never put them in practise?
in any form of training you need to push yourself. its a
sportsmans pride. if the sun doesnt set when you lose, i
think you really dont know anything about competition or
improvement for that matter. seriously. i will bet you
cant even understand why you train the way you do with your
drills and all, and thats a shame. we are here to help
each other improve so we can spur ourselves to improve even
more.
all the "scoldings" are the best form of love you can get
when it comes to sports. if you are not important. no body
would bother to correct you. no one should exert energy,
emotion and the opportunity to be viewed negatively by
the rest just on a personal ego trip. wake up! if you are
so proud that you can even take it harsh, hard to swallow
as it may be, you are just not worth respect. because
you are not teachable and definitely not humble enough.
this is a sport, we are in a guys team, you want sayang?
just look at my front pack today. the champ was in
outstanding form, bennett gave fantastic support with qz.
who wouldnt want to row for such people. look at the champ
come in so chui but his improvement has been stellar.
but that is what hardwork, determination, humility
and the willingness to learn will get you. results.
think about the half baked rowers who are not interested.
they dont come for trainings and expect to perform.
lol. when they know shit about training any little bit
of training helps.
screw it. i row for my batch and the seniors that matter
because i owe them. i never forget a favour, it is paid
back with gratitude. now all i need to do before i leave
is to pass on what i've learnt. wonder if the core group
i share with is good enough.
oh one more thing. when we are single-mindedly focused
on a goal, we realize we have no more time to be emo.
just time to do what you must. sportsman maturity. i dont
feel sorry for a competitor who is not improving, rather
i'd be the happiest person in the world. what must it take?
another loss for you to realize that there are no
tears left to cry. just actions that need to be done?
spill blood droplets during training so when you hunt
you spill the blood of the prey's, never, never, your own.
there are no tears left to cry, regret now and do
something about it while you still can.
in the words of sunny - a respected senior.
make it happen. indeed. a simple and effective rule to live by
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