Log #5

Three weeks ago, I signed up for a volleyball game at Kaohsiung with my teammates. This was my first time playing a game with people from other colleges, and my joy was beyond describable. We won the first game and thought that we were able to take the rest of it as well. We were wrong. Even though our rivals seemed to be vulnerable and weak, we were actually having a bigger problem than them. Lack of practice has made our performance unstable, and we have no rapport between each other. Ironically, practice along with  mutual understanding are the necessary elements to win a game. We just got luck to take down the first game.

After losing the rest two games, I staggered home with a heart heavy like a wrecking ball. I started to think, "If it is always so embarrassed and time-wasting to play a game that I will never win, then why should I take it?" Thankfully, I didn't dwell on this thought for too long. I immediately changed my mind to the optimistic one, and swore I am going to take my revenge. It was no joke. Since then, I join each of the practice on every Tuesday night, and I also arrange one day to practice the basic skills on my own. Practice makes prefect and I feel that I have made a great progress in a extremely short time. I have potential, I suddenly realized. 

"Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration." Edison once said. Even I am born with the talent of playing sports, but without practice I am no different to others. This time I am playing it real, and I don't want to lose it anymore. The only taste I am longing for is victory. And for the up coming games, I have used up all my energy whenever I get chances to enhance my skills. However, some people just signed up for games but never show up in the practice. This has indeed pissed me off. If one are reluctant to make any effort while dreaming of a good result, then my suggestion is get out and stop wasting both of our time. Let me tell you, it is impossible to reach the peak without climbing up the cliff with your own hands and feet. I wish people who didn't show up in the court to make a choice, whether tell us you don't want to practice and leave the team right away or just get your ass up and practice hard. I hate excuses, and some people are not good at making it just have made some bad excuses that cannot convince anyone. It disgusts me honestly. If you are still a man, than you should be responsible for every promise you made.

I am actually a person who can get things done perfectly, but what I used to lack of is the resolution to finish a simple task. I tend to make up my mind to pay more effort after tasting the bitterness of failure. Right now, I want to make things flawless at the first time. My dad once taught me that a grown man should take his responsibilities, and I am 21 now so I should keep my word whenever I make a promise. Credit is hard to build, and it could perish at anytime.