Fine, you want the clear truth. The truth is, I have been competing for over a decade, and most people here have only been doing so for 2 years at most. So ask yourself, do you think anyone here is capable of taking 1st away from me, legitimately? Without the hindrance of things like extreme temperature or the incompetence of unknowledgeable organizers, but under normal circumstances, who here thinks they should be taking the wins away from me. Any takers? Speak up now if you really believe so, I won’t take it personally at all.
You want me to be truthful? How about being truthful yourselves? I know some people over there have/do talk bad things about me that are completely wrong and unfounded. If I am not shown equal respect as their comrades, especially since they barely know me, how is it possible for me to do the same for them? I try, but man is it hard.
I am very tired of having words put in my mouth or being told that I am insincere. I take this as a serious insult, because if there’s anything I pride myself with having, it is utmost integrity.
I said once and I’ll say it again, I treat skills in a game and personalities as two different things. When I say things like “1 or 2 wins don’t mean anything,” I am not taking a discreet jab at anyone. I am not being arrogant because I win and feel I am amazingly superior to anyone. It is because I have competed so long that I have a greater understanding of competition and its many concepts. One of them being that environment and circumstance play important roles. Because of factors like this, no one can win all the time, which is why the next best thing is consistency.
Truth? The truth is that some people get mad at what I say because they don’t fully understand the meaning or the intent behind it. They choose to perceive it as being elitist. Why? That’s a nice question, one that many people don’t know the answer to, but the answer is simple.
Out of two choices to make, many people readily pick one: hate. The reason for that decision is beyond me, since I strive and always strived for the opposite choice.