Sunday, August 22, 2004

Respite

Destruction. Been slacking this whole weekend, or nodding off at most inappropriate moments. Sheesh.
Watched Man U beat norwich. Normal service was resumed at Old Trafford. Smith's goal was a beauty, and the fact that O'Shea and Neville played more in the norwich half than in their own says a lot about Man U's dominance, never mind the fact the scoreline does not really show it to the same extent. Plus, ronaldo is back, and in 8 short minutes he got fouled 3 times, shot once, almost created 2 more goals and pegged back norwich in their own half with his dribbling as they were threatening to equalise.
And Singapore ends up with no medal. I wouldn't want to be a S'pore athlete... the pressure is immense. When the camera closed up on li jiawei's face, you could practically feel the pressure of a whole nation's hopes on you. She probably should have won, but this goes to show that you may be more skilled but you can lose as what matters is what happens on matchday. Mental toughness is necessary for any sport.
Strangely enough, I feel as gutted as I was when Man U was kicked out of the champions league by the cheating clowns of porto. I guess that shows I'm still patriotic! National Education sure works!

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