Underachievement.

kneemos

I think it's better when we under achieve in the Olympics and elsewhere,we're not genetically capable of handling success and
we lose the run of ourselves if thing get too good.If the Celtic Tiger taught us anything it's to be happy with the three bed semi and forget about that apartment in Seville.

smash

Your employer is lucky to have you.

Chijj

Just posting to hold my place so I can think of something Witty and then edit for maximum exposure

smash

Chijj wrote: »

Just posting to hold my place so I can think of something Witty and then edit for maximum exposure

Quoted just in case.

suicide_circus

Winning brings pressure

endacl

So, if Ireland win a medal or two we all have to buy decking? Am I getting this?

pajor

endacl wrote: »

So, if Ireland win a medal or two we all have to buy decking? Am I getting this?

Appears to be the correct conclusion.

Someone in work once said to me, "The higher the climb, the bigger the fall", referring to someone who had just been promoted. I thought it was a joke. Some mentality.

cajonlardo

"We"?

Do "We" spend every waking moment thinking, believing, preparing and pushing ourselves towards excellence?

Do "We" risk careers, put relationships on hold, isolate ourselves socially, make hundreds of sacrifices in single minded pursuit of an event that happens once every four years?

Do "We" have the faintest idea what "We" are talking about?

I don't

cajonlardo

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Someone in work once said to me, "The higher the climb, the bigger the fall", referring to someone who had just been promoted. I thought it was a joke. Some mentality.

The higher the monkey climbs, the more of his arse he shows

stimpson

On a per capita basis we have more medals than the US.

http://www.medalspercapita.com

kneemos

stimpson wrote: »

On a per capita basis we have more medals than the US.

http://www.medalspercapita.com

That's completely the wrong attitude.

eamonnq

Yeah, we should be winning them all, just like NORTH KOREA do every Olympics.

The_Valeyard

Kids,

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is never try.

Fr_Dougal

kneemos wrote: »

I think it's better when we under achieve in the Olympics and elsewhere,we're not genetically capable of handling success and
we lose the run of ourselves if thing get too good.If the Celtic Tiger taught us anything it's to be happy with the three bed semi and forget about that apartment in Seville.

stimpson wrote: »

On a per capita basis we have more medals than the US.

http://www.medalspercapita.com

kneemos wrote: »

That's completely the wrong attitude.

Vinculus

Winners are losers

maudgonner

cajonlardo wrote: »

"We"?

Do "We" spend every waking moment thinking, believing, preparing and pushing ourselves towards excellence?

Do "We" risk careers, put relationships on hold, isolate ourselves socially, make hundreds of sacrifices in single minded pursuit of an event that happens once every four years?

Do "We" have the faintest idea what "We" are talking about?

I don't

My arse has barely shifted from the couch over the last week, so I answer an emphatic yes to the bolded paragraph.

No to all the rest though :pac:

gw80

cajonlardo wrote: »

"We"?

Do "We" spend every waking moment thinking, believing, preparing and pushing ourselves towards excellence?

Do "We" risk careers, put relationships on hold, isolate ourselves socially, make hundreds of sacrifices in single minded pursuit of an event that happens once every four years?

Do "We" have the faintest idea what "We" are talking about?

I don't

That reads like an ad for the Olympic,s,
I had images of all sorts of athletes running and jumping and swimming, with dramatic music in the background and those words said in a dramatic voiceover.
Do you work in media?ðŸ˜

DEFTLEFTHAND

I think we're slowly shaking off that plucky loser mentality in sports. I've really liked what I've heard out of all our athletes this past week, they're all determined to get better and achieve the best. They won't settle for mediocrity anymore.

Even the rowers said they want to win next time around. As they said themselves nobody dreams of winning a silver medal.

steddyeddy

kneemos wrote: »

That's completely the wrong attitude.

No the right attitude seems to be a self hating Irish one it seems.

ToddyDoody

Chijj wrote: »

Just posting to hold my place so I can think of something Witty and then edit for maximum exposure

I like the way you think.

ToddyDoody

Did you know that supporting non-winners is good for social solidarity. Kindof the feminine psychology of 'support the group' approach. Britain is much more 'winner takes it all', possibly to the detriment of social solidarity? (Look at Brexit)... + they've currently the 2nd largest amount of olympic medals.

kneemos

steddyeddy wrote: »

No the right attitude seems to be a self hating Irish one it seems.

Success is dangerous. https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0ahUKEwid28bWrsTOAhWMJ8AKHXQlAvIQFgglMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.authorsden.com%2Fcategories%2Farticle_top.asp%3Fcatid%3D40%26id%3D65255&usg=AFQjCNEhyWF4T91_nzZO55cRQ5uuIZIrDg

Barry Badrinath

Whats goin' on here?

Can't believe I took the OP off ignore for this!

Hang your head in shame OP, nothing wrong with trying to win.

cajonlardo

gw80 wrote: »

That reads like an ad for the Olympic,s,
I had images of all sorts of athletes running and jumping and swimming, with dramatic music in the background and those words said in a dramatic voiceover.
Do you work in media?ðŸ˜

No. Never worked in media. Inter cert English