[Mr. Lim]

I've always believed that the STORIES behind the teams and their robots are far more compelling than the matches themselves. FIRST isn't just played in the here and now: 2 minutes and 15 seconds at a time.

The Lakers and the Celtics cannot be summed up in a single game, nor can the Yankees and the Red Sox, or the Leafs and the Habs. Decades of history, rivalry, and even controversy give character to something until it that evolves beyond just throwing a ball through a hoop, putting a bat to a ball, a puck into a net, or even a moonrock to a trailer.

Thankfully, for those of you who've had the pleasure of being at an event that Karthik MCs, you will know the importance of these stories, their histories, and how every match is a new chapter written in the FIRST tome. He's consistently been one of the greatest historians/storytellers I've ever met in all of FIRST, and believe me the community has benefited immensely from it.

Dave Verbrugge's introduction really exemplified how much the FIRST community (and those beyond) need to hear these stories. Not enough of us are telling them, and even fewer are documenting them.