What I LOVE about FIRST !
 

Okay, time to share why we are really all here in the first place.

It's so very easy to be critical, now let's all remember the GOOD behind all this madness.

I love FIRST because I get to meet and work with GREAT students - and hopefully help motivate them to pursue a career in some field of science and technology.

I love FIRST because it allows me to meet GREAT people that share the vision and mission from other teams (mentors, teachers, engineers, parents, volunteers).

I love FIRST because I have learned to love living the process (unveiling to off season events) - somehow it just gets into your blood.

So - take a minute and think about why YOU love FIRST.

I bet we all have alot more in common than we think.

Sometimes, telling those you love is important - so they know it too.

Mike Aubry
Chief Delphi

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I love FIRST because it shows the best of the world.. people working together to accomplish a goal

I love FIRST because of the Gracious Professionalism (GP)

I love FIRST because of the real world experience

I love FIRST because of the people you meet and the networks you become apart of.

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That there is a group of students from all over whofeel comfortable enough with each other to talk about organizing a prom as a side event.

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I love FIRST because it bridges the gender gap, and it's a bridge that runs in both directions!

I love FIRST because it offers a chance at something better to students from all walks of life.

I love FIRST because I have seen it make a difference in a student's life, a wonderful difference, and that's what matters the most to me.

Heidi

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I love FIRST because it's fun.

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I love FIRST because of the friends I've made and continue to make.

I love FIRST because I love technology.

I love FIRST because of that feeling you get on kick-off eve, like you're 5 again and tomorrow morning is Christmas.

I love FIRST and it's New England teams with their crazy defense.

I love FIRST...two words Hexagon Havoc.

I love FIRST and getting to see the amazing diversity in designs and solutions to the same problem year after year.

I love FIRST because I know what it was for me and continue to hope that every student out there gets that same experience.

I love FIRST for all the reasons I don't love FIRST ;-)

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I love FIRST because of the opportunities that abound
- growth
- development
- understanding
I love FIRST because people come together finding ways to work through differences of opinions and approach to solve a shared challenge/problem.
I love FIRST because I watch students grow into young adults, often carrying the torch of culture change - lighting the way for those that come behind them.
I love FIRST because it gives everyone a chance to have the 'hardest fun we'll ever have'. :).
I love FIRST.

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I love FIRST because it makes you dream up ideas that you never would have thought of before.

I love FIRST because it pushes you to your limits and shows you that they can be blown away.

I love FIRST because it can be applied to anything!

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I love FIRST because it's really competetive.

I love FIRST because offers an oppurtunity to work with engineers.

And most of all, i love FIRST because of it's great mentors!:)

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I Love FIRST for all the new people ive met.

I Love FIRST because its a place where people accept others and are nice to everyone.

I Love FIRST because everyone has a shot at being a winner.

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Wow, this is a great thread for everyone one teams to express their love of FIRST. I'm a new student to the team...

I LOVE FIRST because of all the people I have met, even throughout just this first year.

I LOVE FIRST because I get to work with upper-class men and mentors who devote countless hours to help their students better understand technology and build a passion for engineering.

I LOVE Robotics :cool:

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I LOVE FIRST because where else can you get lizards and thunderchickens and robot dogs and devil duckies etc. to display all over your desk at work?
I LOVE FIRST because where else can a middle-aged man or woman get away with dyeing their hair in vivid colors and wear striped socks and matching shoelaces?
I LOVE FIRST because I'm able to make friends from all over the world - and we all have something in common!
I LOVE FIRST because it allows me to predict the future by watching tomorrow's engineers at work today.
I LOVE FIRST because it enabled me, a humanities-type person, appreciate science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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I love FIRST because I get to work with machinery :D
I love FIRST for all the great people I've met through it.
I love FIRST for the hot, hot robots.
I love FIRST because walking into a competition on the first day and seeing all the robots getting unwrapped from their crates is like the best Christmas ever.
I love the smell of machine oil.
I love FIRST because it gives me inspiration and confidence.
I love FIRST.

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I love FIRST because it's alright to admit that you don't know something -- and the feeling of assurance that someone is always willing to help you out. I love the mentoring aspect of FIRST. Learning from the best!

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I love FIRST because of the great people I have met and look forward to meeting.

I love FIRST because I love robots.

I love FIRST because every is a winner in one way or another.

I love FIRST because it allows everyone to be very creative.

I love FIRST because it made me become a better person in general (Gracious Professional is practiced all the time now)

I love FIRST because it made me more social with new people.

I love FIRST because I get to wear awesome safety goggles... whenever I feel like it :cool: [like there for instance]

And last but not least... I just love FIRST... period.

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I like FIRST because it has made me a better person.
I like FIRST because I have to use communication skills which will help me in the future.
I like FIRST for giving me the opportunity of working with engineers who inspire me and make me want to strive for my best.

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I love FIRST because of all the amazing new people I've met. <3

I love FIRST for the mentors.

I love FIRST because there's always at least one person I know at an event I go to.

I love FIRST because of the weird connection I have with those people. [Somehow, through a simple AIM chat, I can become really close friends with so many people.] KFC TEAM ZERO!

I love FIRST not because of how well [or not] my team might do at a regional, but just because of the excitement of the event.

I love FIRST because of all the lives it's made a difference in.

I love FIRST because of the difference it's made in mine.

I just....love FIRST!

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I love FIRST because I love seeing all the creativity and design skill.

I love FIRST for all the people I meet.

I love FIRST because in Update 17 they have restored my confidence that they are listening. Maybe we don't like all the answers they gave or the results of the answers, but at least they showed they are hearing the questions.

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I love FIRST because it’s given me a chance to be myself

I love FIRST because it’s given me SOO many new friends from SOO many new places

I love FIRST because I get to work with some of the best students, parents, teachers, and mentors there are… thanks guys

I love FIRST because of the deadlines, the competition, and the great role models I have in front of me to emulate

I love FIRST because I can walk away from every meeting so frustrated and be yelling at myself for becoming team president, but within an hour, I can’t help but wait for next week’s meeting

…and the list goes on and on…

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I LOVE FIRST because it gives me a chance to see the cool part of the world

I LOVE FIRST because finally nobody mocks my dancing

I LOVE FIRST because the jocks of FIRST have the largest IQs not the smallest like at my school

I LOVE FIRST because it gives me a chance to take an idea that is so crazy.........it just might work!

I LOVE FIRST because ........... well because ............ ITS AWSOME


But really first is one of the greatest parts of my life from to people ive met to the places ive been to the things ive heard i still love comming back every single day.

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I love FIRST because I get soooo excited when my friends win and it's like I won too because I get soooo excited [congrats Team 75 on winning Chesapeake today] :)

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I Love FIRST because it has made me a better person as far as more outgoing.

I Love FIRST because I can teach people what I have learned through my years on the team.

I Love FIRST because it has showed me that winning has nothing to do with what you have accomplished

I Love FIRST because I have made friends with students and mentors that I work alongside with over the years that I have been involved with this program.

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I love FIRST because it allows High school students to do what most adults think is too hard.

I love FIRST because we get to inspire the next generation of inventors.

I love FIRST. Thank you Dean Kamen.

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I love FIRST because of the new fancy-pants inspection boxes. ;)

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I love FIRST because it allows me to meet some great people from Mexico City that I'd never get to meet otherwise. Congratulations 2283 - see you in Atlanta!

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I love FIRST because of all the awesome people that I've become good friends with. :D

I love FIRST because I was a shy freshman four years ago; now I'm an outgoing people person.

I love FIRST for all the inspiration; for both the inspiration I've received and the inspiration I've spread around.

I love FIRST for everything I've learned. One of the proudest moments in my FIRST career was when my my first CNC part came back from the paperless design-to-manufacture process and worked flawlessly.

I love FIRST so much I never want to quit. :p

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I LOVE FIRST because the teams dont riot if the ref makes a bad call.

I LOVE FIRST because it turned me into a robot pirate!

I LOVE FIRST because even if a team is your opponent one match, they can turn around and be your alli the next.

I LOVE FIRST because half my team lost thier voices cheering for us.

I LOVE FIRST because it gave me the chace to hug a bear, a chicken, and a skunk!

I LOVE FIRST because we're making robots for fun!

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I love FIRST because i have meet new people and made many friends.
I love FIRST for all the reasons that all you described above.

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I love FIRST becuase it allows me to be who I truly am.

I love FIRST because, acording to my mom, I finally found my nerdy sport (heck yes :D)

I love FIRST because I do what I do best, that is mess with mechanical stuff and work on things with my hands, and design things with my head.

I love FIRST because it is one of the only sport/activities that requires the mind and not just brute strength.

Brian Richards, 1983 Mechanic

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I love FIRST because when our bus pulled up next to 203's (who had just kicked our butts in the finals), both teams pulled down the windows and started shouting.

I love FIRST because both teams were shouting "You guys rock!" "Great match!" "We love you guys!" etc.

I dare you to find that in another competitive sport...

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So...
what do you love about FIRST? :)


Edit: ok, so yes, this is a resurrected thread but since it's a good one and it was started by a very cool mentor from Chief Delphi and it is fast approaching the last of the competitions before the Championship and then oh, hey - you know - graduation for many high school seniors and college students - it seems like a good time to share thoughts. Anytime is a good time but springtime is a great time for sharing experiences and memories. Well, you know...

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I love FIRST because, even as a rookie with only a single competition under my belt, it's all I can think of, even in this stew of disease and mucous that is my head right now

I love FIRST because, as an anti-social nerd with little resembling a life, I can finally find a place where there's at least someone like me to hang out with.

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I LOVE meeting new people and also seeing all different types of robots built :)

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I love driving the robots, helping out with anything related to the FLL, and getting the other guys/gals on my team to act more like a team.

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Awesome thread to Ressurect!

I LOVE FIRST because it has made me who I am today (an Electrical Engineer).

I LOVE FIRST because it gave me a chance to start 229 and 1511 and meet some of the best people I have ever known on those teams.

I LOVE FIRST because it has taught me to be a better leader.

I LOVE FIRST because the kids are simply amazing and so inspiring.

I LOVE FIRST because its my family :)

I LOVE FIRST for all the great teams Ive gotten to know well: 175, 177, 340, 191, 1507, 1559, 1991, 1547, 1551, 378, 211, 1126, 1450, 1405, 2228, 2999, 467, 365 (and soooo many more!!)

I LOVE FIRST because the Rochester teams work so well together!!

I LOVE FIRST because I got so much more than my one moment I expected as a mentor (I wanted to inspire just one kid the way I had been inspired).

I LOVE FIRST because we all LOVE to share!!! We all stand on the shoulders of Giants!

I think there are a million more, but these are enough to make me feel good for the week!

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I love FIRST because of the People.

It's the only place where you can be a Nerd, Geek, (Insert word here) and be the coolest kid around. It's pretty sweet.

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I love FIRST because there is always something new to learn.

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i love the people in FIRST. i'm proud to keep little team traditions going and pass them on to the new members. one of those was our team(461)'s gigant happy cat poster. sadly it was stolen at buckeye so please help or team tradition continue. it looks like this plz help berserkerberries@gmail.com

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I love FIRST because when I find someone like me, we both know it right away.

I love FIRST because of threads like this one.

I love FIRST because once you get over that initial sense of failure when you lose in the quarter finals you run out and cheer for the other teams.

I love FIRST because of the pride I see my students have when talking about what the team means to them.

I love FIRST.

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It is a sport where the participants play with the pros and learn from them.
Designing and building a robot is a fascinating real-world professional experience.
Competing on stage brings participants as much excitement and adrenaline rush as conventional varsity tournaments.
Its FUN!

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I LOVE FIRST because of the amazing peers and mentors I have made memories and worked with.

I LOVE FIRST because it brings people from all over together to learn about science and technology.

I LOVE FIRST because of all of the good qualities you get out of it. Such as organization, teamwork, and communication skills.

also because I just simply LOVE FIRST! ;)

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I LOVE FIRST because;

We celebrate being smart, not condemn it.

We challenge our the status quo, not accept it.

We try to do thing that people think are impossible, even if we do at one point.

We will kill(graciously) to beat our oppenent for 2.5 minutes, and for the next 3 days kill to help them.

We build robots.

We build hard, and play harder.

There are thousands of ways to play a game, and if you pay attention you will see 10 more.

If you listen hard enough you can hear the wifi.

Its FIRST, need i say more...


Cody