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Thursday, April 03, 2008
3:37 AM
Hey guys I have been some thinking on why this year we did not do as well as we did last year. For one we are strong when like this years batch of sec3s are put together. However that should not be the excuse. What I think happened is this:
If anybody realized, in sec1 and beginning of sec2 ms chua really did build us up. Whether we like it or not it is a fact that if it weren’t for her our attitudes and character wouldn’t have changed for the better. She subconsciously did train and build our mental up. Compared to sec1 if given an “impossible” task in sec1 we would have whined and cried abt every single thing, but in sec2 we went all out to do it even though success would be slim.
This year everyone has been telling us that mgs has weak mental that’s why we constantly fail. But I believe that we can strike a miracle just like what we did last year. Ppl thought we could not get far in nationals last year but we did. This year ppl might have looked down on us cause we did not achieve much. We shouldn’t give excuses anymore. Ms chua says we die cause of our mental but I think we “died” cause we did not persevere as hard as well we did last year. Lets not use mental as an excuse. But instead let us build ourselves up just like in sec1. we overcame our attitudes in secone and in sec2 our character and resilience really built up. Lets not let it slip away okay? Reflect on the past 2 years. Seriously reflect. For me softball, training and coach really made a difference in my life esp transition from sec1 to 2. I believe it did so for u guys too.
I don’t wanna “preach” anymore but bottomline this is well wad I kinda thought after much thinking :D
Forget about how we performed this year. We did have mistakes and we did see that our attitude is alittle bit not there yet. No ones asking us to be perfect. Ms Chua just doesn’t want out talent to go to waste. So this year we will stick together okay? Don’t let any small differences cause this team to fall apart. In this team WE NEED EVERYONE. We need out pitcher we need our centerfielder our 3rd base etc. not only for softball, lets be there for each other in school time too:D I can see we are still very united and I am really happy about that. but right now when we go for training, we go in with a challenge in our mind. And at the same time have fun. Really really have fun. I don’t know what you guys are thinking abt as regards to our performance in softball. But I think maybe we ought to really have an ultimate team goal. Last year was to do well in nationals. I think this year till the next we ought to wok towards proving everyone wrong. that mgs is not about weak mental but aggressive batting.
Lets take confidence, aggressiveness, focus, and fun as our 4 principles for softball. We stick by these so called principles. Help each other, train hard, do well, have fun. Though coaches are there to constantly scold us if we do sth wrong, don’t let that affect fun k? everybody makes mistakes. We will make mistakes but the worst decision is to step back and brush it aside. The best decision is to ignore the fear step up to the plate and do what you do best: have fun in softball. After every game we don’t say: did we win? Did we lose? Say: did we have fun? And if anybody isn’t having fun, letting mistakes affect her, tell her, encourage her etc. remember someones comment in OBS “stronger than we think. Thougher than we know. Braver than we believe.”? We are all way better than we think we are. Lemme add one more sentence to that quote: “better than you think”. Lets show everyone we are way better than what they think we are. That’s my goal. What abt urs?
Sry I feel preachy today heh heh anyway SWIM MEET TMR!!! WHOO :P
OH WAD HAPPENED TO SOFTABLL SHIRT!
Seeya guys tmr! Try to come down for swimming:D
Loves
ANGIE!
