The loss kind of repeated in Gable's life when he was the Hawkeye coach. Going for 10 straight national titles, his alma mater Iowa State knocked off Iowa to win the team title. Gable always said he should have learned from his wrestling loss and he didn't.
No competitive individual sport athlete in the history of earth has ever said, “I prepared the best way I could according to the plan, I felt good that day and gave it my best, and just lost to another guy who was better that day”.
I get a kick out of sports fans who do the same. “Why did your team lose?” It’s never because the other team was better that day. My favorites are “they just didn’t want to play”, “we gave it to them”. I have news folks. Sometimes someone better than us beats us.
The loss kind of repeated in Gable's life when he was the Hawkeye coach. Going for 10 straight national titles, his alma mater Iowa State knocked off Iowa to win the team title. Gable always said he should have learned from his wrestling loss and he didn't.
That’s not the reason he lost the match but it’s what he’s come up with in his mind to justify why he lost.
No competitive individual sport athlete in the history of earth has ever said, “I prepared the best way I could according to the plan, I felt good that day and gave it my best, and just lost to another guy who was better that day”.
I get a kick out of sports fans who do the same. “Why did your team lose?” It’s never because the other team was better that day. My favorites are “they just didn’t want to play”, “we gave it to them”. I have news folks. Sometimes someone better than us beats us.
Losing is losing not an excuse. Why did not you warm up then
USADA is the GOAT. Then DJ. =)