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Sometimes, ties are fine
The first date I ever had in am, remembering that there’s 1992 featured a trip to the some nuance can be helpful. movies to watch “White Men This came in handy on the Can’t Jump.” It’s a good film, tennis court the other day, and one of my favorite quotes when arriving at 8-8 in the comes from Rosie Perez’s pro set we were playing, our character. editor offered three options: RANDY CAPPS “Sometimes when you play to 10, play a tiebreaker randy@johnstonnow.com win, you really lose. And or call it a tie. sometimes when you Ten years ago, I would have lose, you really win. And chosen door No. 1. More sometimes when you win or lose, you recently, as I creep past 45, I might have actually tie, and sometimes when you tie, gone with the breaker. you actually win or lose.” On this particular Sunday, after a little It’s a little wordy, but I like the premise. more than two hours on an 80-plus Being the hyper competitive sort that I degree day, I opted for the tie.
The context is important here. After trailing 3-1, I reeled off five straight games to take a 6-3 lead. Right about the time I figured this out, the tide turned. So much so, that I had to break serve to get to that 8-8 scoreline. Now, winning that match would have been nice. Losing it may have resulted in a racket being broken — though I’m pleased to say that in 30 years of playing the game, I’ve never done that in anger. So, faced with those options, I opted for a tie and a handshake. I think Gloria, the source of the movie quote, would have seen the wisdom in that choice.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU WIN, YOU REALLY LOSE. AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOSE, YOU REALLY WIN. AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU WIN OR LOSE, YOU ACTUALLY TIE, AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TIE, YOU ACTUALLY WIN OR LOSE.” — GLORIA CLEMENTE, "WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP" YOUR JNOW
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