From: Gary S. Gevisser
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003
1:43 PM
To: Drei
Subject: RE: Tough Day for the 407
– Frost
Bite
Drei, brilliantly said.
One suggestion that you consider telling
the kids something along the following,
I sent the following to
your parents earlier today, ‘I saw… way to go
parents…’”
But now u have to ask
yourselves, “Can I do better?” followed by “What steps do I need
to take to be the best that I can be?” which is to say, “Making fun
of a missed play makes me feel better about myself” as if to say
“No one out there is looking and therefore I can get away with pretty
much anything” nothing quite like being “a clown” so who here
would like to be the “class clown” and of course we don’t
want to be tagging anyone with nicknames that are unkind, unless they are
deserving, and I happen to be proud of you all.
The point being lads that
when you begin to fool around you don’t simply waste my time and that of
those parents probably wanting to see you become independent, the sooner the
better, to learn about being team players, that great strength comes from being
part of a team. You have all heard the expression, “The sum of the parts
is greater than the individual” only you the individual know if you are
being the best you be, I can only make suggestions and then it is up to each
one of you to execute to the best of your ability.
It makes no sense for
anyone to sit or stand on the sidelines yelling at you to try harder or get in
position, to “stay after” the person who has m
The point being, if each
of you take the “indifferent” attitude the “bad guys”
win, but remember us getting together is all about us having lots of fun but
don’t forget the game of soccer like the game of chess which is very
similar to the game of life is getting your opponent to play to your advantage.
Which means the first
thing you have to be is “in shape.” Second, you have to maintain
your position, your center of gravity never letting anyone knock you off your
game plan. Then you have to acquire the knowledge to see the mistakes of your
opponent and then, I can assure you, that you will have a whole lot more fun.
Winning isn’t
everything but it is a whole lot better than losing, worse yet not knowing why
you lost, agree?
You are all winners,
having beaten out hundreds of millions of others including the sperm and egg
that got you were you going back to the minute you were conceived. Now is the
time to make the most of your God given DNA and not simply take up space on
spaceship earth.” [sic]
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From: Drei Kiel
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Jonathan
Subject: FW: Tough Day for the 407
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From: Drei Kiel
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003
12:39 PM
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Subject: Tough Day for the 407