F stand for Fame in FIRST?

[Dorienne]

Originally Posted by Solace

though I've never been privileged to have any personal fame, I do constantly endeavor to gain more recognition for my team in the FIRST community. It's so cool to be able to tell someone from california that I'm from team 571, and for them to actually know who we are. My need for recognition and fame is satisfied as long as i know that all the work i have put in throughout the year was not done simply so that we would fade back into obscurity at the end. Had you ever heard of 571 two years ago? hmmm? probably not. hopefully, we have started to change that.

yeah, i know, so I'm a fairly egotistical person. but being humble really takes all the fun out of it, don't you think?

Everyone wants recognition for the team, of course. You need popularity in the competitions it seems in order to be chosen for finals and such. It's not a big deal to want popularity for your team, but for yourself personally. And I do agree with you, it is cool for people to know your team. Ours, for instance, uses James Bond as the theme, considering our number is 7...we had fun with it and put the 007 in there. People always come up to us and are like "I remember you guys! You're team double-07! You all are so cool! We love your theme.." and such. It's really cool...but there can be consequences about personal fame.
But hey, I really agree with you ^___^;
--d0ri