Lucky Beats Good
November 30, 2018 10:48 AM Subscribe
Never, ever, ever, ever give up. (single-link 46-second YouTube)
Great shot but he still lost the point.
posted by travis08 at 11:20 AM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by travis08 at 11:20 AM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Persistence can (sometimes) beat both luck and skill.
posted by CheapB at 11:37 AM on November 30, 2018
posted by CheapB at 11:37 AM on November 30, 2018
What is skill if not the practice of maximizing the chance of being lucky, and what better way to do so than through persistence?
posted by I-Write-Essays at 1:59 PM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by I-Write-Essays at 1:59 PM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Technically, that was less "luck" than "idiot making the spike managed to aim it right at the upheld paddle". I mean, I'm a table tennis rookie and even I know that's totally a rookie move.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:04 PM on November 30, 2018
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:04 PM on November 30, 2018
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