Billy Jackets
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The desire to win.
How much value would you put on it?
The subject of 2 players came up the other day.
Neither one is above a B player but the young guy has plenty of potential.
The older guy knows more , the younger guy shoots a little straighter.
Older guy should win 3 or 4 games out of 5 , instead he loses 3 out of 5 consistently and keeps saying he needs a spot.
I have watched quite a few games and they usually follow a set pattern.
Older guy gets ahead in ball count and starts kibitzing with the crowd , {part of his shark tactics also} the young guy pays no attention {or seems not to}, and ends up coming back and winning.
It isn't about the money, because they are only playing for 5 dollars and neither one will lose more than 20 in a day.
My belief is that the younger guy is willing to bear down harder, and for longer than the older guy simply because he has a stronger desire to win.
I have noticed since I got older , that drive has weakened in me a bit.
I have to have some real motivation to bear down, and really try to win at almost anything, any more.
I do not think it is just an age thing though, I have had several guys in my lifetime and every time we played it was like being in a war. Even nowadays.
How much value would you put on it?
The subject of 2 players came up the other day.
Neither one is above a B player but the young guy has plenty of potential.
The older guy knows more , the younger guy shoots a little straighter.
Older guy should win 3 or 4 games out of 5 , instead he loses 3 out of 5 consistently and keeps saying he needs a spot.
I have watched quite a few games and they usually follow a set pattern.
Older guy gets ahead in ball count and starts kibitzing with the crowd , {part of his shark tactics also} the young guy pays no attention {or seems not to}, and ends up coming back and winning.
It isn't about the money, because they are only playing for 5 dollars and neither one will lose more than 20 in a day.
My belief is that the younger guy is willing to bear down harder, and for longer than the older guy simply because he has a stronger desire to win.
I have noticed since I got older , that drive has weakened in me a bit.
I have to have some real motivation to bear down, and really try to win at almost anything, any more.
I do not think it is just an age thing though, I have had several guys in my lifetime and every time we played it was like being in a war. Even nowadays.
