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Yes it's about the win

Its always about winning. If I said it any other way, Id be lying. To myself and you. There was a time in my life I tried to convince myself that I wasnt competitive. Im not really sure who I was fooling. I really just don't like to loose. Some how I found a way to make everything competitive, maybe thats part of having a little sister whos better at every sport than you. So I found things I was better than her at.
But I find a way to make the dumbest stuff competitive. Skee ball. I kept challenging my coworker at a company party last week (hes really my employee but I dont feel like his boss, more like his friend) to skee ball, even though I was terrible at it. Because I really just didnt want to loose. Words with friends. Simplest game. But I keep re-chalenging people because I dont want to loose. And then it comes to training. I get so irritated with people not doing technique right but they think they are beating or better than me. If I did a broad jump like that, Id finish faster too. But some days training is about something bigger than you. Somedays its about helping someone else get better. Training in the sport I do, requires a partner. And your only as good as your partner. You go to hard, their training and psyche goes backwards. You go to easy, they dont understand what it takes to pull off a technique. And thats the part of being a good partner. Going just hard enough to push your partner while not being an asshole. Granted I usually pick a partner that will let me go pretty hard. But that wasn't the case today, there was only 4 of us and someone had to train with the new person. I easily had 40lbs and almost 2 years experience on her. Could I have been a dick when it came to rolling? Sure. Does it do her any good? No. So I took it back a a few levels and gave just enough resistance to help her learn but not be an asshole. Today wasn't about winning, it was about improving.

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