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> "Many big people were chasing me. I didn't know what to do. So I thought I would surprise them and throw it." - Garo Yepremian, Miami placekicker, after a dis
by AceJohnny2 10y ago
> "Many big people were chasing me. I didn't know what to do. So I thought I would surprise them and throw it." - Garo Yepremian, Miami placekicker, after a disastrous attempt to throw a pass in the Super Bowl.
I don't understand this. What's the wisdom to be gleaned from this one?
- onion2k 10y agoDon't do something you're bad at just because you're getting external pressure to act.
- pg_bot 10y agoThere's something poetic about watching the play unfold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-pxMm_UdY4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-pxMm_UdY4 You can learn a few things from this play that I think would help you in life. First is planning for the unexpected and knowing how to respond in a situation where you're about to panic. Given the context of the situation you win almost 100% of the time if you just fall down and do nothing after securing the ball. Great players recognize how to maximize their odds of winning, this rings true in many facets of life. Second the whole sequence of events is simply incredibly funny, and this quote gives an answer to what everyone would ask after witnessing the play. "What was that guy thinking?"