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Giving up as a player. Ever done it?

Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:53 pm
Posted by Craig86
Florida
Member since Oct 2012
1598 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:53 pm
I played a lot of soccer growing up and there were times where the team was playing like s***but we never gave up never got first place in the tournament but usually finish somewhere like 3rd or 4th so nothing spectacular and my team never went through anything like Ole Miss players are going through right. But the mentality to give up was just never there do you guys believe that players of any sport or any competition at some points do you give up and just don't try or do you think that people just still try and get beat by better competition.

I've never seen a team give up before and I've watched a lot of sports people like to say oh that team gave up or the other team won because they wanted it more.

For those of you who played in competitive Sports no matter what they are was there ever a time where you did give up and you didn't try at all and how did that make you feel and how did it make your teammates feel?

I'm not talking about getting your arse handed to you by a better team and you still tried I'm talking about has there ever been a time where you literally just flat-out gave up and didn't even try.

I'm going to be interested to watch This Ole Miss team and see if they give up and how soon they do or if they even start to try it all it'll be fascinating to me to see that.
Posted by Dlab2013
Pineville, Luzianna
Member since Jun 2013
9219 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:55 pm to
Your team gave up last year.......this year will be worse.
Posted by Yellerhammer5
Member since Oct 2012
10851 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:56 pm to
It's pretty easy to give up when you're a senior and the team is the worst it's ever been since you've been there. The few talented players look forward to the next level and the others look forward to moving on with their lives.
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
38242 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:57 pm to
Looks like you gave up on the English language.
Posted by Diamondawg
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2006
32348 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:57 pm to
OK. One more time. Punctuation is your friend and ours.
Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
25532 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:58 pm to
Have you ever heard of a period?
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
105446 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 7:58 pm to
The majority of Auburn's 2012 team gave up and it was embarrassing as hell.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42687 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:02 pm to
quote:

I've never seen a team give up before and I've watched a lot of sports people like to say oh that team gave up or the other team won because they wanted it more.



You seriously never saw a Dooley coached team? If not, that's ok. There's a good chance you'll be getting your very own soon.

As for me, no. I've never given up as a player. In fact, I can remember basketball teammates pissing me off when they started getting a little bit lazy near the end of games.
Posted by PorkRoast
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2015
6047 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:04 pm to
quote:

Giving up as a player. Ever done it?


Posted by ShreveportTiger1987
Shreveport
Member since Jan 2014
5494 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:09 pm to
No. I have never given up as a player in any game at any moment..I've also never been in the position these seniors are in. I don't know what I would do. Probably jus suck it up and play the game I love while bettering my game, and looking forward to getting $$$
Posted by hubreb
Member since Nov 2008
1851 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:18 pm to
2008 Ms State / OM ...State players quit early..had my brother in law State fan next to me..felt bad for him..those guys quit mid game
Posted by BranchDawg
Flowery Branch
Member since Nov 2013
9839 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:22 pm to
I don't think giving up in sports is ever a consciously made decision. Can you just emotionally check out because of being fed up or hopeless, yeah, but I don't think an athlete ever says "I'm just gonna stop trying".













Unless you're Jalen Hurds and you don't get to play Receiver...
Posted by russellvillehog
Member since Apr 2016
9711 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:24 pm to
I'm going to tell you right now you should expect your team to be very similar to the 2012 arkansas team.

I hear a lot of things that give me flashbacks to things I don't like remembering when reading about ole miss.

We still haven't recovered from giving up culture that was established during that year.
This post was edited on 8/2/17 at 8:26 pm
Posted by ImayGoLesMiles
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Feb 2015
12709 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:46 pm to
"No matter what sport it was"? Really? Dude there's a huge difference between playing pussy soccer and playing football. One sport gives you a penalty card if you make contact where the other it is required to beat the ever living shite out of each other...yeah, there is quite a difference between getting your arse dominated in football and "giving up" in soccer. Only a soccer queer would say something this dumb. There's a huge difference between the 2 sports.
Posted by AU_251
Your dads room
Member since Feb 2013
11559 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:21 pm to
Holy shite this post can't be serious
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
15529 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:25 pm to
Yes. When I was young I was a pretty good Tennis player. I decided to give professional tennis a try, I was at John Newcolbe's place near Orlando getting some instruction and ran into a West German kid who showed me the difference between good, and great. I hit probably the best shot of my life and watched him run it down and hit it back cross court for a winner. Kid was 14 and John's instructors couldn't handle him either.

That told me cracking the top 50 was probably my ceiling, if that. Very humbling.

After I got home I never played another tournament and started looking at going to college.

I think I came out better in the end. Met my wife registering for classes.
Posted by Dawgsontop34
Member since Jun 2014
42659 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 10:21 pm to
I've seen a ton of people tank a tennis match.
Posted by MullenBoys
In the minds of Ole Miss fans
Member since Apr 2014
13673 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 10:24 pm to
I gave up trying to read your long without punctuations. I guess I'm technically a quitter.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 10:26 pm to
The frick did I just read
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