Big difference in geography. Dr Mike comes from a place where winning or losing is not an abstract concept, whereas here it is a decadent diversion.
Nigel. 2009/9/24 Chris Briggs <[email protected]> > Your argument doesn't stack up, I would strongly argue that the only way > that you can win is to taste defeat as it highlights any potential > weaknesses that can be eradicated through practice and persistence. > > Drive and Passion is not only associated with those that win. Every team in > the football league (PL, FL, etc) have a drive and passion to be the best > that they can be, you can argue that the lower league clubs, (which we are, > don't forget) aren't as good as Manure, Liverpool, etc, but you can't say > that because they don't win week in week out that they have no drive or > passion to better themselves, that would be extremely patronising to those > footballers that work hard but never reach the dizzy heights of the > premiership. > > When you are a team like Leeds that is obviously playing to the best of > their ability then a defeat to a team 2 divisions higher can not be viewed > as a disaster, when you consider that it was cup game in a season where we > NEED to gain automatic promotion the removal of another distraction and a > physical drain on playing resources has be a good thing. > Tuesday was a very good exercise in highlighting what Leeds need to do in > order to compete in a higher league. > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Dr. Michael Benjamin" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:54 PM > To: "Nigel Barber" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Leeds" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] L'Pool > > Yes & you? >> What is the relevance? >> If you think getting beaten is great then where is the passion & drive? >> In the old days defeat was a disaster no matter what. >> >> > > -- Mindbrix: Web design, building, e-commerce, promotion, consultancy... Happiness at Work Studios 1 Green Bank Wapping E1W 2PA [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk T:+44 20 7480 5638 M:+44 7905 311 352 Skype: ntbarber _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009
