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Originally Posted by Astrokid248
Saw this in another thread, so I'll cross-post it here without the poster's name:
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I think the rest of this thread already sums up why this thought is patently wrong, but the above post was made after the inception of this thread, so I think it speaks to the general nature of the students/parents/mentors who make these generalizations.
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It is very sad when I see/hear people making statements such as the one that Aviana quoted. I have to wonder if the person making the statement is using the "superior resources" of teams such as 118 as an excuse for not having put in as much hard work or thought as the elite teams do. It saddens me to see/hear this since this attitude will most likely hold back the person holding this point of view.
I noticed that on Thursday and Friday evening at CMP the teams that were still working in their pits were the teams that eventually won and the teams that everyone was putting their money on. They were either making improvements or doing maintenance work. When the team members are so willing to back up their passion with hard work, success is inevitable. This is true in so many fields. If there is to be a stereotype of successful teams, this should be it.