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Khazroul
Profile Joined May 2011
United Kingdom206 Posts
December 23 2011 01:05 GMT
#61
I guess he "died tryin'"?

Not heard anything anyway! :D
sh4w
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States713 Posts
December 23 2011 02:37 GMT
#62
Someone should compile a post of all the "goin pro" thread\blogs.
You'd think people would stop doing it, because this line of thought is the wrong way to go haha. If you have to try to get good enough to go pro, it's probably not gonna happen.
I bet the list would be in the 100's
I want to go back to being weird. I like being weird. Weird is all I've got. That and my sweet style.
FreedomPeacer
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada67 Posts
December 23 2011 04:11 GMT
#63
On December 23 2011 04:46 Waste wrote:
Hey I have been checking out this topic at least once a week sense the start of this thread.

I am just really interested how things has gone for you I have tried getting in touch with you but I just can't seem to make it. Your character is not findable, and I really have no other way to contact you Andy. Does anyone know how his attempt to become pro has gone? Maybe he goes under another name at this time.

Forgot to add that you also are banned from TL talk about a hard guy to get a hold off!

If none knows I am sorry for bumping this thread, just wish I knew it inspired me so much

his name and character code are in the op

in season 5, he played 140 games and only made rank 50 masters
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
December 23 2011 09:13 GMT
#64
On December 23 2011 11:37 sh4w wrote:
Someone should compile a post of all the "goin pro" thread\blogs.
You'd think people would stop doing it, because this line of thought is the wrong way to go haha. If you have to try to get good enough to go pro, it's probably not gonna happen.
I bet the list would be in the 100's


Would be a great thread...too bad im lazy =/
Jaedong :3
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
December 23 2011 11:51 GMT
#65
Are you actually going to die if you don't?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
Xiron
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1233 Posts
December 23 2011 14:36 GMT
#66
On December 23 2011 20:51 mizU wrote:
Are you actually going to die if you don't?


I hope he's not. Please don't kill yourself for a game that nobody will play anymore in 10 years.
"The way of life can be free and beautiful. But we have lost the way. " - Charlie Chaplin
MilAgro
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Germany102 Posts
December 23 2011 17:55 GMT
#67
I think you should work on your self esteem to get a deeper sense of where you stand in life.
Compete in weekly cups, try to catch a pro for some games.
You can decide to quit your job instantly, but you cant decide to be pro enough to be sponsored.
The sc2 scene is highly competetive and I dont know any Pro who has just decided to be good. They are good because it is in them, they played the game and became way better than avarange hardcore gamers.
Of course deciding to commit everything and drill deep will get your skill up, but you are by far not the only one trying.

You look for peoples opinions because you are unsure. Whatever they write, good or bad, should not move you a little bit in my opinion. You should maybe even stop reading this blog and get your mind clear.

True commitment comes from passion, not from anti-passion for everything else.

I believe that every human can do great things that are out of the ordinary if they are passionate about it. But most important is, that you start to compete on high level and believe in yourself.

Doesnt matter what people or the family says.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Sc2MilAgro
TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
December 23 2011 20:11 GMT
#68
On December 23 2011 04:54 Newbistic wrote:
R U a Stalker? Cuz u shld try reserching blink.


LOL

You are 2/2 today.

On December 23 2011 05:05 Empyrean wrote:
As a general rule of thumb, people who open blogs like this end up getting frustrated after a month or two, end up failing at their goal, and stop trying. It's the sad truth.


This reminds me of Rekrul's post about the reality of being a pro-gamer, that it's not all bright lights and fame. After all, it seems like a great gig, until you see the grueling 12 hours of practice everyday, living in a tiny gaming house with 11 guys sleeping in one 20'x20' room (thinking of MVP house) in a country where you can't speak the language, and the hours playing in side tournaments with tiny prize pools in hopes of actually getting some recognition.

People like this fail because anyone who does not have the greatest, most incredibly unbelievable passions for esports are going to fail. That accounts for 99.9999% of gamers.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly's a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
azbcethananderson
Profile Joined February 2012
10 Posts
February 17 2012 18:56 GMT
#69
we are already dead we are temporary beings
might as well pursue your passion before you die
0123456789
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3216 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-17 19:52:23
February 17 2012 19:52 GMT
#70
OP doesn't have the willpower to die. Clearly, not enough willpower to go pro.
azbcethananderson
Profile Joined February 2012
10 Posts
February 18 2012 18:39 GMT
#71
how is IDRA a pro
the kid has the biggest ego ever and rages after losing?
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
February 18 2012 18:47 GMT
#72
On February 19 2012 03:39 azbcethananderson wrote:
how is IDRA a pro
the kid has the biggest ego ever and rages after losing?

he's pretty good at starcraft
blabberrrrr
azbcethananderson
Profile Joined February 2012
10 Posts
February 18 2012 19:03 GMT
#73
i meant how does he get so good
why not someone else who works just as hard but has less of an ego
Capulet
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Canada686 Posts
February 18 2012 21:06 GMT
#74
On February 19 2012 04:03 azbcethananderson wrote:
i meant how does he get so good
why not someone else who works just as hard but has less of an ego


Because someone else doesn't have talent. Someone else doesn't have the resources. Someone else doesn't know how to train properly.

What the public knows about Idra represents very little of what goes on behind the scenes.
"I'm just killing the spiders to save the butterflies... Wanting to save both is a contradiction. What would you rather do? Keep deliberating? The butterfly will be eaten in the meantime."
Frostfire
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States419 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-18 21:18:32
February 18 2012 21:18 GMT
#75
I'm trying to go pro as well and have spent about 2 weeks trying. This season I started top 8 diamond (was like rank 20 gold when I first started) and have been playing about 9 hours a day. I'm on a 16 win streak atm c:

9 hours a day on weekends, I only get to play about 4 after school on weekdays
"In solitude, we are least alone"
azbcethananderson
Profile Joined February 2012
10 Posts
February 18 2012 22:00 GMT
#76
why doesnt idra release a story on how he became a pro
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
February 19 2012 20:09 GMT
#77
On February 19 2012 07:00 azbcethananderson wrote:
why doesnt idra release a story on how he became a pro

he's said it numerous times. he played bw casually on "fastest possible map" and eventually got good enough to be recognized by teams and tournaments and he did well in those and it just went up from there. I don't think idra started out thinking "i'm going to go pro." it just sorta happened because he's that good.
blabberrrrr
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
February 19 2012 20:10 GMT
#78
nobody starts out by thinking they want to go pro. You just get good.
azbcethananderson
Profile Joined February 2012
10 Posts
February 19 2012 21:06 GMT
#79
nice thanks
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32051 Posts
February 19 2012 21:24 GMT
#80
On December 24 2011 05:11 TheToast wrote:


People like this fail because anyone who does not have the greatest, most incredibly unbelievable passions for esports are going to fail. That accounts for 99.9999% of gamers.


most fail because they suck and dont realize. Passion don't make up for a lack of skill
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