Dont take things to serious

[jeff]

Our league has been more of seeing my extended family { mid - ohio guys} than winning for me .
I am having way too much fun just playing our season than ever before.
With that being said , next time I play Frank , I am going to PLAY TO WIN!!!!

If I cannot have fun playing , then I will quit playing.

[jwm8592]

your post was spot on, and I agree 100%. I can't say I have lived the MF life where I took it that serious, or "win at all cost". I look at MF as an outlet to meet new friends that share a similar hobby. I have enjoyed that first and foremost. Cause there is no way I would have ever met the guys/coaches that I have met thru this hobby, alot of great guys, that have become good friends. When I see guys get really bent over a close call, or excessively mad, I think man these are just little plastic men, toys from our youth. Its a kids game, for gosh sakes. Competitive is one thing, but alienating others isn't what we signed up for when joining the hobby or the MFCA. I will continue to work to be a better coach, and hone my skills so that I at some point may pass some skills on to others to help them along. Again, everything said in this post rings true, well said by all.

[GrandMasterKC]

well said...

Originally Posted by jeff

Our league has been more of seeing my extended family { mid - ohio guys} than winning for me .
I am having way too much fun just playing our season than ever before.
With that being said , next time I play Frank , I am going to PLAY TO WIN!!!!

If I cannot have fun playing , then I will quit playing.

[Coach K-LO]

Originally Posted by GrandMasterKC

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"

[mark robin]

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.