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Originally Posted by dlavery
FIRST is about so much more than the competitions. With all due respect to the posts above, if the very best days of every team are defined just by the opportunities to collect plastic trophies, then we need to think again about what we have accomplished. I bet with a little more thought, we can focus on the things that are really important - the future careers created, the lives improved, and changes made to our society and culture. The competition events are just momentary celebrations of what we do. The real work - and real effect - takes place before and after the competitions. And that is where the important stuff happens.
-dave
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But you cannot measure the true greatness of FIRST in individual moments. It's measured over the long run. The effect of a lifetime of achievement, mentorship and inspiring others to continue the hard work and dedication that you yourself have given to the project.
Of course listing individual victories do not give FIRST the proper due it deserves but measuring FIRST by an individual day does not give FIRST it's proper due either. The problem lies in the design of the question not the responses.