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Soccer is similar in that there is a tremendous amount of "luck" involved. Only a couple of goals are scored in a typical match, so teams can play excellent soc
by darkerside 6y ago
Soccer is similar in that there is a tremendous amount of "luck" involved. Only a couple of goals are scored in a typical match, so teams can play excellent soccer for 90 minutes and still lose because a ball broke the wrong way.
I think what's fun about that is that it mimics business (and life) much more. You have limited control over a few key factors, luck plays a large role, but if you play smart, you can see things break your way over a long period of time.
- ashtonbaker 6y agoAnd of course this is how e.g. the Premier League and other top soccer leagues are scored - so that the best team emerges over the long term rather than in a noisy single-elimination playoff system. Which makes underdog stories like the 2015-16 Leicter City season all the more unbelievable and magical [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Leicester_City_F.C._season https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Leicester_City...
- AceyMan 6y ago> but if you play smart, you can see things break your way over a long period of time Which brings to mind a great quip attributed to Gary Player (the multi Grand Slam winning golfer / peer to Palmer & Nicklaus) which goes, "I've found that the harder I practice, the luckier I get." And as anyone who knows golf knows, the game is rife with unknown unknowns and butterfly effect types of outcomes; but over time those nearly infinitesimal improvements move the deterministic needle in ways that change your score.
- darkerside 6y agoLove this quote. Thanks for sharing it.