The NO LOSERS delusion
When I was about 12, I was on a soccer team... I remember almost nothing about it, in fact I don't even really remember a single soccer game I had, but what I do CLEARLY recall is that I was the worst player on the team. There was no question about this, and I don't think I really let it get to me, but I sort of passively accepted that I was (and ( Read more... )
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I was also the worst player on my soccer teams, age 9-11 ish... except one year there was another girl named Kimberly who was equally the worst, and we were buddies. My consolation trophies are in boxes at my parents' house somewhere. I never scored a goal but I really enjoyed stalking players on the other team. and I liked all the different colored jerseys and the cute names (I was on the Golden Retrievers and the Purple Penguins) and the funny cheers ("Oh! my gosh! I think I need a manicure! The Sun! I swear! It's bleaching out my hair! Forty-nine, ninety-four, I don't even know the score! Go go! Fight fight! Gee I hope I look alright! Gooooooooo Team name!" ...lol i doubt you guys had that one for boys' teams :p )
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