weekend roundup
the weekend is drawing to a close. even though it's a long weekend in Bayern, with Friday being Assumption Day, i did not really succeed in getting much done. i cleaned up the house, wrote the report for the praktikuum, watched epl and olympics, and unpacked.
ever since coming back, i haven't really unpacked. as in i took out all of my stuff and put them generally in where they ought to be, but haven't really gone about organising them, consolidating them.
if you remember, i always leave my stuff in the bags and ziplocks. it is almost as if i am ready to leave again quickly.
that hasn't changed, but at least i organised the contents within, getting rid of excess packages.
anyway, on the olympics, watching the japan-china volleyball game, i come to the following conclusions:
-if you claw yourself back to pull level at 24-24, forcing a deuce, you owe it to yourself to complete the comeback, or all your effort would have gone to waste.
-if you lose 24-26, 24-26, 24-26, you still lose 0-3.
i watched the spurs-boro game. because it is still so early, and because we only won 1-0, i reserve whatever comments i had.
i watched 3.5 EPL games, and i think i only saw 2 of these. in comparison, i watched the extra time of Germany-Sweden in the women Olympics quarter-finals, and both teams made at least one of such plays. so i wonder why at the highest level, they don't do it more. it is not easy because on first sight it demands very good technique and precision. but i think if you are able to make that decision that fraction of a second faster, take the chance when the chance presents itself, that alone would have created that "precision".
that's what i call 'a moment of magic'; that split second.
anyway, Sandra Izbasa won the gold for Floor. to me, Floor's the most important event after the Team and the Individual All-Round. so even though the Romanians couldnt defend the Team, nor got a medal in the Individual, the next best would be to win in one of those apparatus events. it's a consolation. and she was actually the last on the roster, and supposedly, shawn johnson had looked unbeatable.
in any race, it is always more difficult to be the one playing last. in a title race, in a relegation dogfight, when your direct rivals play before you, there is always more pressure, because there is a result to match. so it hasnt been easy, especially since she was a dark horse to begin with.
i can only say: well done.
when your team is down 0-5, the only thing you can ask from them is to score one goal. just one goal, and see how it goes.
ever since coming back, i haven't really unpacked. as in i took out all of my stuff and put them generally in where they ought to be, but haven't really gone about organising them, consolidating them.
if you remember, i always leave my stuff in the bags and ziplocks. it is almost as if i am ready to leave again quickly.
that hasn't changed, but at least i organised the contents within, getting rid of excess packages.
anyway, on the olympics, watching the japan-china volleyball game, i come to the following conclusions:
-if you claw yourself back to pull level at 24-24, forcing a deuce, you owe it to yourself to complete the comeback, or all your effort would have gone to waste.
-if you lose 24-26, 24-26, 24-26, you still lose 0-3.
i watched the spurs-boro game. because it is still so early, and because we only won 1-0, i reserve whatever comments i had.
i watched 3.5 EPL games, and i think i only saw 2 of these. in comparison, i watched the extra time of Germany-Sweden in the women Olympics quarter-finals, and both teams made at least one of such plays. so i wonder why at the highest level, they don't do it more. it is not easy because on first sight it demands very good technique and precision. but i think if you are able to make that decision that fraction of a second faster, take the chance when the chance presents itself, that alone would have created that "precision".
that's what i call 'a moment of magic'; that split second.
anyway, Sandra Izbasa won the gold for Floor. to me, Floor's the most important event after the Team and the Individual All-Round. so even though the Romanians couldnt defend the Team, nor got a medal in the Individual, the next best would be to win in one of those apparatus events. it's a consolation. and she was actually the last on the roster, and supposedly, shawn johnson had looked unbeatable.
in any race, it is always more difficult to be the one playing last. in a title race, in a relegation dogfight, when your direct rivals play before you, there is always more pressure, because there is a result to match. so it hasnt been easy, especially since she was a dark horse to begin with.
i can only say: well done.
when your team is down 0-5, the only thing you can ask from them is to score one goal. just one goal, and see how it goes.
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