Underdogs

Hi,

Everyone like a winner, right? Well, not me.

You see the fact that a person wins or loses doesn't really impress me much. If you were to create the worlds best Soccer team for example, then the fact that they could beat all comers is not that big a deal.

They should do it, with all the personnel at their disposal.

What I like is when the "worst" team wins, the underdogs. But their win must not because of luck, because luck confers no moral standing. If someone has the greatest luck streak on record, they could win the world series of Poker, but they wouldn't deserve to. The underdogs must be deserving winners, outplaying the opposition, putting their bodies on the line, and wanting it more. Ali beating Forman is one that springs to mind, Grahame Obree winning the cycle pursuit in the Olympics, England winning the Ashes with Botham almost singlehandedly destroying the Aussies, and I have just seen 2 great examples.

First Wales beating England in Rugby at Twickenham for the first time in 20 years. Wales are always underdogs, we, that is the Welsh, are outnumbered by the English by 30 to 1and yet we still have the insane belief that each year we can win, so when it happens it is sweet.

I apologise to my English friends, I hold no malice to the Sais, but its just lovely to win and shut your poxy press up for a week or so.

I have also just watched as New York Giants beat the Pats. Regarded as the best team of all time by some, the Pats are superb in all areas of the game, and are absolutely ruthless on the pitch, but today they were beaten by the better performing team. The performance of the Defensive unit of the Giants, and by the much maligned quarterback, Eli Manning, was truly amazing.

Congrats to Big Blue, they were deserved victors.

S[port is wonderful because of these events, where the little guy pulls one out of the bag. That's why we watch

And to all those weekend Pats fans, that bought the jersey on Wednesday to wear to the party......I'll buy them off you, 10 buck a piece (that's NZ dollars)

Be Good