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Originally Posted by Mr.G
And these are the teams that win it all. EVERY YEAR.
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These teams do NOT win it every year. Look at team 148 (Robowranglers) They do not always win. And team 971 (Spartan Robotics) They won their first worlds last year. ANYONE can win this game, that is what it is designed around.
FIRST is NOT about winning. This is not just some sport made for children to have fun and win, then cry about it when you don't. This isn't football here. This is FIRST! We are not here to win, we are here to LEARN! Dean Kamen said in his speech "Teaching needs to be left in the classroom." And he is right, teaching needs to be left in the classroom. But learning needs to be in the workroom. I have learned so much in my 2 years of FIRST, stuff that I never would have learned had I stayed in the classroom. THAT is what FIRST is here for.
Would you be more stressed during 6 weeks of build? or 12 weeks? I personally would be more stressed during 6 weeks. That is why every year I sit here and think "Wow, we built that in 6 weeks. And it does what we want, and it does it well." And then I look at 148 and think "WOW!!! And I was impressed by mine... You know what, lets work on that. Lets study this robot, and remember what they did in future years. So that we may someday, be as good as they are."
So please, instead of thinking "Why do they have to be so good and have so much money?!? It's not fair!", think "You know what, I want to be like them. I will strive to be like them." And then this thought will go through your head "but how do we do that???" Then consider this. You know what
you have. and what
you are capable of. Start there, and work with that.
-Rion