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selboN
United States2523 Posts
Mobster Terran fighting!!!!!!! | ||
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Jermstuddog
United States2231 Posts
That is something special that you guys can share. | ||
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SiN]
United States540 Posts
On September 24 2011 07:47 Jermstuddog wrote: I like the blog, it's really a personal view of your struggles dealing with the game and life in general. As far as deciding how to move forward, you need to decide what do you want out of the game and life in general. Starcraft COULD give you the avenue to be an international celebrity, even if it's to a niche market, it's still there. You COULD be the next IdrA, that could lead to traveling the world and having a good few years. You need to look past that. What will IdrA do after SC2? What would you do after being IdrA? Would you be able to continue on as a personality in the game (tastosis/sotg/dj wheat) or get into the behind-the-scenes stuff with team management? Would you be happy with that as a career choice? Would you be fine with being a nobody in the sport? These team rosters are 8+ players deep, and most people can only name 2-3 people from each team, and that's talking about the fanatics of the game. Would you be ok being the 7th best guy on a team? I am 28 years old. I have a wife and two kids, a full-time job, work-related study (IT), am pursuing a degree finally (business administration) and whatever other random stuff comes by. I float back and forth between top 1k and top 400 Master rating in the world, definitely nothing to brag about, but it makes me happy. I play anywhere between 0 and 5 hours a night. I feel like I COULD go pro if I really wanted, but there isn't an incentive to me. I would have to travel, I would have to work longer hours. I wouldn't have time for my family, because in something competitive like Starcraft... you're either at the top... or you're nothing... Or I could continue on right now, playing the game as a hobby and performing slightly below the pros... I'm ok with that. When I sit down and think about where Starcraft fits in my life... it CAN'T be any more than a hobby. Maybe I go to the local MLG next year... if time permits. I might make it to the 2nd round or so... that would be cool... But anything more than that, I just don't want it. Hopefully you figure out where you stand with the game. That's a very interesting topic you touched on. I disagree with the emphasis and specificity of the future you employ, though. It's better to enjoy the present life than to obsess over the future. I can say, without a doubt, that I would not have learned more about people and life in general in one year than if I had done anything other than what I did. I could never have expected anything I got. Sometimes, it's better to let opportunities come to you than to plan everything out. It prevents a narrow minded approach, and it lowers the impact of failure and disappointment greatly. When I didn't get in the team I tried so hard to get into, I was heartstruck. I planned out everything. The worst feeling of all was that I had no idea why I couldn't get in. Only once I removed these impossibly high expectations and plans could I see what happened in an unbiased manner. Only once I replaced planning with taking did everything fall into place. It made me happier, more accepting, and capable of thinking more clearly. I realize that this plan is much more short-term than what you describe, but I think the point is still valid. When I think of what I want from the game, it is no longer an obsession over the concept of success and being someone else. It is now simply to put in effort and enjoy myself. It is not a lowered standard; I still set specific goals for myself that are just as difficult to achieve. I simply do not fret over whether the goals are met or not. If I fail, then I'm right where I started. Would I be ok with being the 7th best guy on a team? Yeah. Just as ok as if I was the 1st best guy on the team. I would be working as just hard, and for me, that's all that matters because then I'm guaranteed to rise up in ranks eventually. On September 24 2011 08:38 Jermstuddog wrote: Yeah, feed off your dad's excitement. That is something special that you guys can share. What I wrote was nearly 2000 words long. You're talking about something that was only brought up in one sentence. | ||
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Jermstuddog
United States2231 Posts
Sorry if I overemphasized that. | ||
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LolnoobInsanity
United States183 Posts
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
On September 24 2011 05:54 Pokebunny wrote: Nice thread~ I've always viewed you as a little bit of a rival as you're the only person I know of at my age that can compete with me. Good luck at MLG ^^ Sadly I won't be there though because I'm playing at IEM New York instead I dunno how/if vileillusion matches up with you but he's also 15 (although I know you just turned 16), grandmaster league, and usually does fairly well in online cups and even made it pretty deep at MLG Raleigh. | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
On September 25 2011 09:31 Zlasher wrote: I dunno how/if vileillusion matches up with you but he's also 15 (although I know you just turned 16), grandmaster league, and usually does fairly well in online cups and even made it pretty deep at MLG Raleigh. Oyea, forgot about him | ||
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duk3
United States807 Posts
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SiN]
United States540 Posts
Sadly, it seems I might not be able to go to mlg because of monetary problems. It's more important, in context, that my parents are okay with me going and that it's solely due to not having money. | ||
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xSixGeneralHan
United States528 Posts
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ROOTIllusion
United States1060 Posts
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Eldaflash
10 Posts
That was a really inspiring blog, keep fighting Cyrus ! | ||
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xxSK8rGUy277xx
300 Posts
5star blog for sure. Hopefully we can see you out at Providence. | ||
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