11-04-2015, 13:59
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no bag, vex only, final destination
AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,630
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Re: Clash of Objectives.
I think you're missing an important subtlety here. People define their team's goals in terms of winning, and people say their team successfully met that goal if they won. But I don't think it follows that these people think their team is only successful if their won.
For me personally, I view my team as successful if they never stop improving, make no excuses, and do everything they can to meet our goals. Whether or not we actually meet the goal is important, but not essential, because in the act of continuously striving to be better and do more, they have already become in my eyes "a successful team".
My team's never won a regional, but I couldn't be more proud of where they've come in the endless process of chasing that dream. I think the process of really, truly trying to win is what has made my team something to be proud of.
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