Nice little post on competing and competing again by cubes - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

dude1394 · 01-16-2008, 09:31 PM

I thought this pretty thoughtful and heartfelt.
http://www.blogmaverick.com/2008/01/...-cowboys-pain/

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As the clock ran down on the final seconds of the Cowboys game yesterday they showed Jerry Jones. I knew exactly what he was feeling. There is no worse feeling in sports than losing a season ending playoff game. It hurts.

It hurts so much because you know how much pain that the players, coaches, staff and every fan of the team are going through and there is nothing you can do about it. It hurts because you know how deflated everyone around you is and will be.

It hurts because you know the media is going to bother you and everyone around you that you care about with assinine questions and commentary and there is nothing you can or should do about it. The competitive spirit inside of you wants to lash out and try to beat some common sense into them, but you know there is no point.

You know that you are going to have to go through the drill of being calm so that everyone else is calm. Shutting out everything blasting at you when you leave your house or office, recognizing that its just noise that doesn't change all the work everyone around you has put in to get this far. It doesnt change all that they have accomplished.

You know that the difference between winning and losing at this level is a very, very fine line. You will relive every moment that changed the outcome a thousand times over the next weeks. All the what ifs.

Then there comes a point where a smile comes on your face. You think of all the joy and fun of the season. The moments you would never ever trade. The knowledge that your team and organization has reached a level where the stakes are much higher. You take pride and satisfaction in where you are, knowing that its a foundation.

Then the competitive juices kick back in and you go to work. Looking for that edge. Wishing that next season was now.

skylive321 · 01-16-2008, 10:04 PM

In other Howard news, he has officially gotten rid of his braces, for good this time, he said. He got them off in the summer, but didn't wear a retainer that he was supposed to, so his teeth shifted and the braces went back on. He got them off about 10 days ago and vows that he'll never have to go back to them.
http://mavs.beloblog.com/archives/20..._the_team.html

vmac · 01-16-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by skylive321

In other Howard news, he has officially gotten rid of his braces, for good this time, he said. He got them off in the summer, but didn't wear a retainer that he was supposed to, so his teeth shifted and the braces went back on. He got them off about 10 days ago and vows that he'll never have to go back to them.
http://mavs.beloblog.com/archives/20..._the_team.html

That's funny because we talked about this in Vegas. I thought he was lying to me when he told me he had to go back to Apple because he never wore his retainer. His teeth actually looked straight at the time.

Flacolaco · 01-16-2008, 11:47 PM

I've never seen a thread de-derailed on the second post like that, with something that has nothing to do with the original post (In other Howard news?), and then guided even more off course by some pretty craptacular bold claim in the 3rd post.

Nice thoughts by Cubes. He should take Jerry out for a beer.

aexchange · 01-17-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by skylive321

In other Howard news, he has officially gotten rid of his braces, for good this time, he said. He got them off in the summer, but didn't wear a retainer that he was supposed to, so his teeth shifted and the braces went back on. He got them off about 10 days ago and vows that he'll never have to go back to them.
http://mavs.beloblog.com/archives/20..._the_team.html

where was the original howard news?

MavsX · 01-17-2008, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by skylive321

In other Howard news, he has officially gotten rid of his braces, for good this time, he said. He got them off in the summer, but didn't wear a retainer that he was supposed to, so his teeth shifted and the braces went back on. He got them off about 10 days ago and vows that he'll never have to go back to them.
http://mavs.beloblog.com/archives/20..._the_team.html

Yeah man, you're the worst.

fluid.forty.one · 01-17-2008, 12:36 PM

way to go skylive

vmac · 01-17-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

I've never seen a thread de-derailed on the second post like that, with something that has nothing to do with the original post (In other Howard news?), and then guided even more off course by some pretty craptacular bold claim in the 3rd post.

OK, then I guess you don't want to hear the rest of my story. It was in the Palms on August 8th. I also met Bibby, Durant (he was just hanging out at the SE7EN all night), Joe Johnson, Chris Paul, Carmelo, Deron Williams, and Kaman.

We started talking and then I asked him what he thought about Apple because I was thinking about getting invisalign, and he said, "They take care of you real good, in fact, I need to go back because my teeth are all screwed up again." And then he showed me his teeth.

Believe whatever the hell you want, tool.

rabbitproof · 01-17-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

I've never seen a thread de-derailed on the second post like that, with something that has nothing to do with the original post (In other Howard news?), and then guided even more off course by some pretty craptacular bold claim in the 3rd post.

Nice thoughts by Cubes. He should take Jerry out for a beer.

So, what you're saying is that this thread is incomplete without pics of Howard's new pearlies.

skylive321 · 01-17-2008, 06:08 PM

flac, its called not wanting to start a random thread about little news. read it if u like, if you don't i could care less, thats why its called a Fo.Rum..

ShaggyDirk · 01-17-2008, 09:31 PM

The Mavsa are doomed. I am gloomy.

fluid.forty.one · 01-17-2008, 09:48 PM

haha skylive I was just giving you a hard time.

skylive321 · 01-17-2008, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

haha skylive I was just giving you a hard time.

i know fluid.. i can take it man. don't sweat it.

Rick41 · 01-17-2008, 11:49 PM

lol seriously what the fudge was that? talk about RANDOM....

Underdog · 01-18-2008, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by vmac

OK, then I guess you don't want to hear the rest of my story. It was in the Palms on August 8th. I also met Bibby, Durant (he was just hanging out at the SE7EN all night), Joe Johnson, Chris Paul, Carmelo, Deron Williams, and Kaman.

We started talking and then I asked him what he thought about Apple because I was thinking about getting invisalign, and he said, "They take care of you real good, in fact, I need to go back because my teeth are all screwed up again." And then he showed me his teeth.

Believe whatever the hell you want, tool.

Howdy, Captain Aggro!