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05-19-2010, 05:27 PM
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Dont take things to serious
When I came back on the scene at the 2000 Miggle Convention, I was so excited to see how this hobby has evolved. From custom boards, to decal sheets. Then I started collecting Hattie teams and original 67 big men I was obsessed with eBay, I felt on top of the world. Then I met some really good guys in Vance Warren, and Will Travers. They invited me in to the MEFA league in DC. My 1st season I struggled big time, I had a pretty team but no coaching skills or talent good enough to put on the field. Will would take me under his wing and try to help me. The biggest thing I learned from him was not about EF. It was about life, I was young just got married and didn’t know as much as I thought. He and His wife welcome me in to their home like they knew me forever. Time went by, the next season came and I had learned how to tweak bases. I started all over from scratch, whole new team everything. I was winning games and the biggest highlight came when I bet Vance. I made the playoffs lost in the 1st round, but later on that year I came in 2nd Pl of the Capitol City Clash. After all this I became big headed and I wanted to win at all cost. Than I became a part of a group who wanted the league to be the way we wanted it. During that time I became miserable , went thru a divorce ,people not wanting to bothered with me ETC. The point that I’m trying to make is this. If the records not broke don’t try to fix it, and when you get to the point that you feel that you have to win at all cost, This is no longer a hobby but a competitions. Guys this is our time to fellowship, bond and let our hair down, Leaving life’s problems alone at that moment. And if this is you please take a step back and look at yourself. This is supposed to be fun, And when you’re no longer having that peace and enjoyment that you had when you started in this hobby, Than something is wrong. This is my truth and I've lived with it. And now I’m having the time of my life playing this game.
Dearell
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05-19-2010, 05:43 PM
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Dearell
What I have learned about this "HOBBY" is that for some this hobby defines who some people are..... Which amazes me....... Great Post......
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05-19-2010, 06:20 PM
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This is our outlet...we can relax and vent via a game and
via our plastic men...yes plastic men. I enjoy the fellowshipping and the mentoring. What keeps me balanced is and as I have often spoke to those I consider close to me...we have lives outside of the game to keep us balanced. I have taken time to work with the kids, work on boards, tweak bases...all of these things prevailed so that I can keep a balance on the game as a competitive battle ground or a hobby that many travel far to have fun and win or lose they still leave as men...intact with culture and pride...importantly enough.....I am "daddy at home or "didi" as my baby son calls me. Karim at work and Mr. C when I am presenting at a school....etc. My point I wear many hats as most men often do...but I know for sure there is A Greater Being that has defined my purpose. I met great men in this hobby...my 1st 2 mentors are still great friends, strong, proud fathers. We have disagreed within the moment of competition...but never wavered in our friendship over a game. When the passion shifts ..my focus shifts..no fun playing...build a board, tweak a base and give it away or reachout to a coach in need....The reality is that if I eliminate the electric football....those attributes are still who I am ... Abdul-Karim "Generous". This hobby is "G's" way of again offering us a venue to help cope with the stress of being human...and for some ...our lives exist beyond our sat/sunday EF clashes...I will take home stories of what happens in a game to the family...but I will never take my frustrations home and let that manifest in neg way towards my family.... what happens as a member of this hobby....balance.....knowing who I am w/o the competition it is then the game of EF takes on a sweeter, humbler persona... the Laws of MAAT.."It is good to feel great...but it is Great to make another human being feel good"
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05-20-2010, 10:00 AM
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That's why I love you, Mang!
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05-20-2010, 11:05 AM
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nicely done dearell. its good to see these post ever so often. it helps to keep us grounded when we may have other life problems getting in the way of our visions. thanks , everyone have fun, enjoy your games, your version of our hobby and the people you meet in the hobby.
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05-19-2010, 06:20 PM
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Dearell
Great post !
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05-19-2010, 06:45 PM
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Dead On!
There was a time for me when it was more stressful to play than to work.
That's dead forever for me, but for some, this is it. Sad but true. But it still should not be your measure of who you are. Now having said that I will continue to thump a player or two off the board when they don't go the right way and slam the TTC when I miss a two yard pass! Done it all my life! Other than that I'm just fine!   Great Post Dearell!
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If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them Last edited by sweetka : 05-19-2010 at 10:19 PM.
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