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Post by
gamerunknown
Good luck Rystrave, grab the glock.
Btw does anyone know if Heroic Anub 25 is possible in MoP? I went like 20 attempts on it pugging in Cata with no luck. Just curious.
Post by
donnymurph
I was gonna clean my room,
But then I got high.
I was gonna pick up the broom,
But I got high.
Post by
HiVolt
I just heard a glass shatter in the kitchen and I'm too lazy to get outta bed.
Shadowlurker.
Post by
OverZealous
I might just quit swimming
How come?
I might just quit swimming
BUT THEN YOU'LL WEAR CLOTHES. Why?
There's a rant incoming, and I'll put a Tl;dr at the bottom.
I've invested, and keep investing, an obscene amount of hours into swimming. Since I was like 12 years old, my life has been swimming first, other things second and social life a distant third. I dedicate my life, my parents have dedicated theirs, and everything I do is done after having considered the effects on my swimming career. On a normal day, I can wake up not knowing what day it is - heck, even what month it is, sometimes - because it's hardly relevant. The only thing that really sticks is that I'm waking up at 4.20 AM and that it means I'm going to morning practice.
I feel like a machine, sometimes (most of the time that's not a negative - the more routine, the better) - everything I do and do not do is calculated by dietists, physiologists, coaches or some other form of advisor. What I eat, how much I sleep, when I eat - I've not had a piece of candy for ten years, for example.
And taking all of the above into account, not producing results is the most demoralizing thing I could possibly imagine in the entire world. I put in ludicrous hours and sacrifice everything so that I get to compete with the best of the best across the world, that is the sole goal I have. That is the thing I have dedicated my entire existence to. There is nothing else. Everything else - school, friends, just &*!@ing having fun - it's all secondary.
And I made that choice consciously. I made it, knowing what consequences it'd have on my life and how precious little time I'd have for everything else, because I love swimming. More than that, I love winning - performing.
But then, when I don't, then what is there? One of the more important qualifiers for the next season of World Cup took place Thursday through Sunday this week, and it's mostly been my only goal since I got home from London this summer. There's not been a lot of competitions aside from the one this weekend, so it's been what I've prepared for.
And, going into the event, I thought I was in good shape.
Evidently, I wasn't - every one of my "better" races (200/400 medley, 400/1500 freestyle, 200 butterfly) crashed and burned. To but it very bluntly, I sucked. This weekend, I was not a world class swimmer. Not a top european swimmer. For #$%^'s sake, I was hardly even competetive for a top swedish swimmer. Out of 10 races over four days, I performed decently at one - and that was a race I hardly ever swim, and I could care less for the result.
And then, not only that, but there's a guy I practice with (or well, he practices with me) who's three years younger than me. Some weeks, he's at every practice session. Most weeks, he's not. He gets by with half-assing the things I dedicate my entire life to, and this weekend he reached the crowning achievement of completely smashing me in my best races.
I don't know - I'm whining right now. I know I am. But it just feels so utterly
pointless
to keep doing this when some punk who doesn't know what intense practice means performs better than you, and he gets praise for his good (normally, what he achieved this weekend standard to sub-standard times for me, on a good day) results, while all I get is frowning and "Don't half-ass it, come on" from the coaches.
And, to top it all off, I met one of TYR's (my personal / swimming team sponsor) representatives at the event, and he informed me that, regrettably, "they cannot financially support someone who does not perform when he has to".
So, basically, I'm going through one of those periods when you just questions what the actual !@#$ it is you're doing. I don't know, right now, and I'm not sure if I should be doing this, any more.
Tl;dr: I had a really $%^&ty weekend, result-wise, and watched people I usually dominate, dominate me instead. My sponsor told me that if I don't get my #$%^ together, they'll pull back the paycheck. Oh, and my cellphone broke as well.
Post by
Lombax
Ouch, $%^& sounds though.
Post by
Interest
That really sucks.
Post by
Monday
So guys, I need your help. I saw this t-shirt the other day with a picture of your typical seafarer on it. It looked like an ink drawing of a guy with the admiral beard, captain hat and pipe, white ink on black shirt. I've been trying to track it down, but no luck.
Something like this?
YES. Thank you, that was
exactly
the one I was thinking of! ^^
Post by
HiVolt
So guys, I need your help. I saw this t-shirt the other day with a picture of your typical seafarer on it. It looked like an ink drawing of a guy with the admiral beard, captain hat and pipe, white ink on black shirt. I've been trying to track it down, but no luck.
Something like this?
YES. Thank you, that was
exactly
the one I was thinking of! ^^
Lol, I'm glad. It was the only one I could find that fit the description. I was wondering about it, though, because you didn't mention the smoke from the pipe.
Post by
Interest
Wow no one's posting?
Post by
240140
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
HiVolt
I'm horrible.
Understatement. :P
Post by
240140
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Interest
I'm horrible.
Understatement of the century. :P
Lol quoting random stuff none of you know about ftw
Post by
Haxzor
Sounds like you just need a little break from swimming OZ.
Post by
Interest
*yawn*
Good ol' Star Wars.
Post by
Rankkor
dang OZ, that sounds horrible =(
I've not had a piece of candy for ten years, for example.
And this is borderline inhumane. If I don't eat a chocolate cookie at least once a week I'd probably kill someone.
So, basically, I'm going through one of those periods when you just questions what the actual !@#$ it is you're doing. I don't know, right now, and I'm not sure if I should be doing this, any more.
T_T I Wish I had some motivational words of wisdom for ya bro', but that isn't my strongest point, I do feel very sad that your beloved passion isn't yielding the results you want.
I hope things get better for you.
Post by
gamerunknown
Yarr, hard luck Oz :<
You thought of seeing a sports psychologist?
Post by
OverZealous
Thanks a bunch, guys - it does suck; but I figure I should keep at it for a while more. Things might turn around or they might not, either way I did not give up at the first sign of bad luck.Maybe it would make him feel better, you don't know <.<
It did
:)
T_T I Wish I had some motivational words of wisdom for ya bro', but that isn't my strongest point, I do feel very sad that your beloved passion isn't yielding the results you want.
I hope things get better for you.
Well, we can't all be good at everything. I appreciate it though!
And no, gamer, I actually hadn't considered that at all. Now that you mention it, it sounds like a fairly good idea. I'll look into it; thanks.
Post by
Rystrave
Aw man, OZ. Best of luck on whatever you decide to do. I hope it all works out in the end!
On an unrelated note, winter has definitely hit in my neck of the woods.
Post by
Rankkor
I seriously hope this is just a joke for meme's sake
Because if this is an actual real product, I'm very afraid for our future generations.
The sad part?
its working
Whoever those girl's parents are, they really need someone to get over there and slap them both in the back of the head.
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