There is a "no whining about event order" pledge,but this is more general so I thought I'd start a new thread.
I was thinking about the whining I had here to for done at meets and decided enough was enough.
I resolve not to whine about not being ready for the meet(inadequate training,inadequate taper,inadequate sleep,etc.)
I resolve to not whine about feeling sick,hurt,sore etc.
I resolve that no matter what I think about my swim,if someone says "good swim" I will graciously thank them.
This will probably make meets a better experience for all around me.
Does anyone else feel a need to make a pledge?
Does anyone remember Rick Carey's reaction after winning an Olympic gold medal-but not breaking his own world record? He was obviously very disappointed immediately after the swim and took huge rafters of grief from the press for not suppressing those emotions.
As I recall, the moment he touched the wall and practically before he even had time to look at the scoreboard the commentator said something like, "Oh, he's not going to be happy with that." And of course he wasn't. And then everybody jumped on him for not being graceful in his victory (even though nobody was surprised he was disappointed with his time).
Does anyone remember Rick Carey's reaction after winning an Olympic gold medal-but not breaking his own world record? He was obviously very disappointed immediately after the swim and took huge rafters of grief from the press for not suppressing those emotions.
As I recall, the moment he touched the wall and practically before he even had time to look at the scoreboard the commentator said something like, "Oh, he's not going to be happy with that." And of course he wasn't. And then everybody jumped on him for not being graceful in his victory (even though nobody was surprised he was disappointed with his time).
