Friday, January 15, 2010

Upsetting And Disappointment


I Knew It Was Always A Possibility That One Day I Would Disappoint My Team Mates.
That Day Came Yesterday At The Senior Bowling On Thursday. As I Stated In A Previous Post Titled David Vs Goliath I Explained I Was The Teams Anchor On My Bowling Team. In That Post I Described A Moment Where I Felt Like A Hero And Saved My Team. Yesterday Was Quite The Opposite.
The Bowling Match Began With My Team Winning The First Game. We Lost The Second Game. It Was Coming Down To The Wire On The Last Game. It Came Down To The Teams Anchor's To Decide What Would Happen Next. By Doing Fast Calculation I Knew Our Team Was Going To Lose Game Three. However, We Had A Chance To Win Total Series. My First Ball I Knocked Down Eight Pins. I Left Two Pins Standing On The Left Side. It Was The First Time I Had Left Pins Standing On The Left Side All Afternoon. 98% Of My Spare Conversions Take Place On The Right Side Of The Alley. Once I Picked Up Those Two Pins Left Standing All I Would Need On The Next Ball Is Good Count And Our Team Would Split And Each Receive Two Points.
I Blew It! I Missed Those Two Pins And I Was So Disappointed In Myself. I Take My Bowling Very Seriously. I Cannot Get What Happened Out Of My Mind. I Told My Team Mates I Was Sorry But Sorry Would Not Give Us The Point We Needed To Stay In Competition. Our Team Is Now Two Games Out Of First Place. We Still Have Plenty Of Season Left So Anything Can Happen Between Now And The End.
I Still Want Our Team To Win First Place In The End. However I Pray If We Do Lose It Won't Be By Only One Point.
I Could Not Be More Disappointed In Myself At This Point In Time. I Only Wish I Had That Moment Back Because I Made A Rare Move To Where I Normally Stood To Convert That Spare.
I Hope That Next Time It Comes Down To The Last Bowler I Won't Be The One Who Disappoints My Team Mates.

2 comments:

  1. Greg, you have nothing to be ashamed of!

    We are a TEAM. I also bowled BELOW my average. If I had bowled at or above my average that game, we would have won. There are a lot of if's in the game of bowling. All we can do is our best at any given time.

    As our beloved Cubs would say, "Wait till next week!!"

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  2. I agree with Tuck. Did all of your team get above their average?

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