What purpose are you building your robot for?

[Allie]

i would rather not go to nationals if it means that i have to think of winning as something important. my main reason for being in this is to learn. last year (my rookie season) seeing the robot run for the first time in the competetion was a feeling that i will never forget it made me feel good about myself and pround of something i had helped with. we did not to very well at all last year but that did not matter to me. i was happy just to see the thing move. when i found out about nationals it made me sick i couldnt believe FIRST had done that. this program has given me a goal in my life and i think because of that i have got the real point of what this is about. i will never go into a season hoping to win. yeah it would be an added plus. but it will never be my main goal or even one of my goals. like i said before i would rather give up nationals then change the way our team works just to build the kick butt robot.