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  1. swimmy

    Competition breeds excellence

    Guilty.
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    Competition breeds excellence

    Shit, now I'm back in this rabbit hole
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    Competition breeds excellence

    I can't tell you how many hundreds if not thousands of miles I ran listening to this song back in the day. And with every step all I could think about was destroying anyone who got in the way way of achieving my goal. To this day I still get chills whenever I hear it. Swimmy 2x GA state...
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    Competition breeds excellence

    I have a couple friends that get "short" when others are catching fish and they aren't. Maybe it is a self-confidence thing?
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    Competition breeds excellence

    My man
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    Competition breeds excellence

    Right now I'm the guy everyone is chasing. And while I love occupying domes, becoming #1 is way easier than remaining #1. This is what motivates me now.
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    Competition breeds excellence

    I'm don't think I look at is so much as I need to beat others. It is not personal. But rather when I win, it validates that I'm doing the right things. If that makes sense. Nick Saban is great at framing this. It doesn't really matter who I'm competing against. It is all about doing...
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    NFR Am I the only grump who doesn't care about Halloween?

    This. We had a party last night and our 17 yr old invited his buddies over, they all got dressed up, and handed out candy. While maybe a bit sad knowing this could be our last Halloween with kids in the house, it was a ton of fun.
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    Fly Fishing & Trekking in Gabon west Africa

    Man, I would love to photograph that kind of wildlife. Fishing would just be a bonus. Killer.
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    Competition breeds excellence

    By nature, I'm an extremely competitive person. Sure there is stoke in winning but like most competitive folks, I absolutely hate losing. I'm not sure if I was born with it or something I developed over time. I attribute most of my success in life to not being the smartest or most talented...
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    NFR Why do people in the country back in to park, and in the city they pull in?

    I’ll also put my parallel parking skilz up against anyone. My truck is about 19’. As long as I have 20’ I can put ‘er nut to butt. I sometimes even look for the tightest spots just to show it can be done.
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    NFR Why do people in the country back in to park, and in the city they pull in?

    I can drive down my street in reverse with a trailor at 20 mph no problem. True story.
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    State of the forum - Oct/Nov 2022 (Suggested reading for all members)

    I'd love for kmudgn to post one of his WAPO articles about right now.
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    NFR Why do people in the country back in to park, and in the city they pull in?

    I must be country as fuck. Back in here. It's physics with my truck.
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    State of the forum - Oct/Nov 2022 (Suggested reading for all members)

    I don't really see that happening here, even in the most heated debates. Sure there is a some dunking but flat out attacking other members? Maybe I'm missing it.
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    State of the forum - Oct/Nov 2022 (Suggested reading for all members)

    Nah man, I get the point. Just sharing another perspective. 1. Thanks. Dime is stealing the show right now. 2. One more rule, @Salmo_g has to keep his posts to 8 paragraphs or less
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