[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Those that can, do

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Those that can, do
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1208708356.shtml


   I'm not much of a hockey fan. I did used to take time off from work to
   watch every game of the high school tournament, until Sid Hartman et
   al ruined it with politically correct brackets. I do know enough to
   completely agree with [1]Chad the Elder:

     Here's one cliché that [the Minnesota Wild television announcers]
     ... should try: players make plays. It doesn't matter how many
     shots on goal you get. It doesn't matter if you "completely
     dominate" a period. If doesn't matter that you're "not getting any
     breaks." If you don't make plays, none of it matters.

   This directly reminded me of my grandfather saying "fishermen will
   catch fish." My mother had a corollary: "Fishing lures catch more
   fishermen than fish."
   You can have a sleek boat with a trolling motor, depth sounder, and
   fish locator. You can have the best rod, reel, and the most replete
   tackle box in the county. You can have a full spread of baits. Try as
   you might, wherever you might go, my grandfather in a rowboat would
   take more fish out of the lake with a bare hook. He was a fisherman.
   So it is with many professions and pursuits.

References

   1. http://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/04/plays-thing.html