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Re: Gracious Professionalism?

After spending countless hours working on your robot/strategy/presentations and going to an event and coming home empty handed, its much easier to say "So and so won because they have more money" or "So and so won because they have more mentors" etc. etc.

The point is most of the time these are snap judgments based on no factual evidence besides you being upset your team did not "win".

The few really motivated students out there will see another team win that may have more money or mentors or whatever it may be and say "Hey, why can't we have that?". That student will then be motivated to gain better financial backing, mentor support, community resources etc.

Quite honestly, I don't really listen to anything someone says about another team (good or bad), unless I know for a fact that particular person has worked first hand with the said team (which is hardly ever). Its very easy to make blanket statements from afar, but after being in FIRST for 10 years, I know how pointless that is because in all honesty it accomplishes nothing but giving yourself an excuse for shortcomings.

-Brando
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2007 Boston Regional Winners
2008 & 2009 Boston Regional Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award
2010 Boston Regional Creativity Award
2011 Bayou Regional Finalists, Innovation in Control Award, Boston Regional Finalists, Industrial Design Award
2012 New York City Regional Winners, Boston Regional Finalists, IRI Mentor of the Year
2013 Orlando Regional Finalists, Industrial Design Award, Boston Regional Winners, Pine Tree Regional Finalists
2014 Rhode Island District Winners, Excellence in Engineering Award, Northeastern University District Winners, Industrial Design Award, Pine Tree District Chairman's Award, Pine Tree District Winners
2015 South Florida Regional Chairman's Award, NU District Winners, NEDCMP Industrial Design Award, Hopper Division Finalists, Hopper/Newton Gracious Professionalism Award
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