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^ I didn't know any other way to put it.
In any case, my bro's doing his undergraduate apps, and for the supplement for Brown University, he picked the prompt "What's the best advice you've ever received?"
Now, he's decided to use Day[9]'s advice "stick with what you know," or something like that. We both remember hearing it in one of his dailies, but we don't know which one it is. He wants to get it as accurate as possible, so we're trying to figure out which one it's from...
Do any of you have any ideas? If I remember correctly, the context had to do with not cheesing an important game, but instead following a build order you know well, or something like that. Could it have been his 100th?
Any help is greatly appreciated 
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Either 100, 123, or 234.
I remember hearing it too, and these are the only videos of his I've seen.
**It's interesting that your brother is using a quote from a gamer in his applications. I'm relieved to see people taking games more seriously as a legit source of information these days. I also used games for my college app, got into USC with an entire essay about how competitive gaming has been so integral to my life.
GL to you and your brother on finding the quote!
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On December 27 2010 21:01 Eric9 wrote:
Either 100, 123, or 234.
Goddamn I fucking love TL for stuff like this <3
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Actually I think he brings it up a few times earlier than 100 as well, but only in passing.
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Day[9] Daily #100
1:27:00
- He talks about 5 pooling when he had never done so before, but he doesn't give the advice explicitly.
1:37:00
- He talks about changing his mind (from cheesing) and playing what he practiced.
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On December 27 2010 21:01 Eric9 wrote:
Either 100, 123, or 234.
I remember hearing it too, and these are the only videos of his I've seen.
**It's interesting that your brother is using a quote from a gamer in his applications. I'm relieved to see people taking games more seriously as a legit source of information these days. I also used games for my college app, got into USC with an entire essay about how competitive gaming has been so integral to my life.
GL to you and your brother on finding the quote!
On December 27 2010 22:06 Karliath wrote:
Day[9] Daily #100
1:27:00
- He talks about 5 pooling when he had never done so before, but he doesn't give the advice explicitly.
1:37:00
- He talks about changing his mind (from cheesing) and playing what he practiced.
I will never understand how you guys remember stuff like this. TL is amazing haha.
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Is "stick with what you know" really good advice to be taking when applying for higher learning?
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This thread made me rewatch daily #100
thx!
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On December 27 2010 23:02 herve wrote:
Is "stick with what you know" really good advice to be taking when applying for higher learning?
The more precise advice was something along the lines of "when behind in a series, don't go with an unfamiliar/unpracticed build." I think he can make an interesting essay on that subject on the value of preparation.
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Well Sean Plott is exceptionally good at giving those one-liners that stay with you forever. It's not like he plans them too, they're just natural, that's what's so inspiring. In daily 100 he tears up when he talks about playing in the big leagues against his best friend. And tears are a always a sign of true passion. Like the kind of passion a sports fan gets when his home team wins a game, or the kind of passion you feel when you're simply doing what you love to do. I know this because I've teared up quite a few times because of gaming.
We all have dreams. Some of us may be god awful at Starcraft 2 but we're still here because it's become a part of us. (Or maybe we're just addicted..) I've been all over the world, to Europe and Asia, and there's a familiar look that I see in people who are living their lives to the fullest. I've met vineyard harvesters with callused hands, crab boatsmen that wreak of algae, and simple tour guides that give the same tours 7 days a week maybe 5 times a day. But they all have that beaming eminence that day9 talked about in daily 100. And for gamers the situations the same. It's true that gamers will make some sacrifices. The documentaries E-@thlete and Frag show what kinds of mental and physical strain it takes to be a gamer. E-sports is hardly respected in America, and even less in Hawaii where I'm from. But I tell everyone that this is what I do. I used to be really shy about it, but girls have told me that there's nothing sexier than a man who's proud of what he does. So this is what I am.
Thanks to guys like day9 I can finally affirm that I'm not wasting my time. That there might in fact be hope for e-sports after all. Mind you, I'm god awful at Starcraft 2 and have been slightly above average at best in my past games. But I did play in the WCG in 2005, and played in a global tournament in Seoul in 2007 and these are the little things that are just the cherry on the cake for what gaming has brought to my life.
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Haha was gonna mention #100 as well, I've listened to that episode 40-50 times at work lol 
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tx hirmu, missed that one!
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I think he talks about this one in a radio show he made... it was about Timmy .. sure some of u know what I am talking about .. mayne u wil find what u seek there.
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On December 29 2010 05:21 Deckkie wrote:
I think he talks about this one in a radio show he made... it was about Timmy .. sure some of u know what I am talking about .. mayne u wil find what u seek there.
Yeah that's the campfire story.
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