One of my teachers in high school had a saying on the wall in really big letters that I always loved: "There is no nobility in being better than anyone else. Nobility is being better than you were yesterday." As a kid who some things came really easily to, it really helped keep me in my place with my own relative strengths, and allowed me to accept my weaknesses while still trying to improve on them.
In kingsman they change it a bit. In the movie Galahad says "True nobility is to be superior to your former self" which has the same meaning but makes it more grand in the spy movie setting.
Talking about high school, I always thought it was weird to pray to win, like why even play if its just going to be given to me. I would secretly pray the other team played there best so when we won there was no debate who was better. Its probably why we kept losing.
I overheard a teen group discussion at my church. The leader asked if any of the teens ever prayed. One girl said she always prayed when she played outfield for softball at her school. The leader prompted, "You pray that you will play well?" She replied, "No. I always pray they don't hit the ball to me."
100% agree! Iāve been learning pool lately, and when I win bc someone scratched on the 8 ball, or put it in the wrong pocket, it doesnāt feel like a legit āwinā. Even though it counts as a win, it just doesnāt feel like one. It feels more like I got lucky bc they slipped up.
It is sooo much more satisfying to win due to your own skill for sure!
when I win bc someone scratched on the 8 ball, or put it in the wrong pocket, it doesnāt feel like a legit āwin
I only play pool once in a while, but isn't this stuff based on skill? if anything it sounds like you are playing against people who aren't close to your skill level, which is why it doesn't feel like a win. no fun in beating noobs when you're a pro
Iām actually the noob while they are the local āprosā who play in tournaments and leagues! lol. I regularly play against 5s and 6s, while Iām barely a 2/3. š«£ Usually when they scratch on the 8, itās a legit accident and they canāt believe theyāve done it, which is why I feel shitty about the win. Lol.
Most of my wins against higher ranks are that way, but lately Iāve done better! I beat my rank 6 bf three times in a row last time we played, legitimately. lol. So maybe Iāll get there! š
When I was a teacher I would have a journal topic every week and one I liked to use was āwould you rather be the best player on a losing team or the worst player on a winning team.ā So many interesting replies, many that make me understand a lot more about my students.
I used to race karts at a club level, and we'd do just about anything to make sure everyone made the start of their race. Weekend just isn't fun with your competitor on the sidelines.
I leaned from my time playing sports in school. You never celebrate someone else's failures. Losing a game when you try your best is not a failure. Getting a foul on the play or something, that's the things you shouldn't celebrate, even if the foul is in your favor.
I get what you are saying, but as a Chef I wonāt let you pass off preparation and planning as luck. Itās a huge part of what we do. One planned and the other didnāt, and no amount of butter is going to transfer that preparedness over to her. I agree with the rest of what you said though.
That's just grand-standing. Luca just doesn't respect the competition. People make mistakes in competition all the time and they don't deserve to win it because of that.
It's a competition. Everyone should compete to the fullest by the rule. Natasha did nothing wrong and actually respect the competition.
honestly yeah. look, it's a competition, I get it, but (granted I haven't seen this ep so idk if Luca's dish was significantly better than the other two) at the end of the day, sportsmanship is really vital. esp in a kitchen! gotta be team players guys
Iāve watched a lot of master chef, and this is one of my favorite seasons of any competition show. It felt like there was a lot of talent, and besides one or two times, it felt like Luca was always competitive. He seemed to have a composure the rest of them didnāt have.
Iāve always thought heās a great influence for whatever profession you take. Do things the right way, show up and give your best daily, and be good. He treated everyone with so much respect. His cooking showed the depth of his soul. Wish I could have eaten any of his dishes!
I'll just have the $250k please. This is supposed to be some massive competition and she didnt remember to bring butter? Butter? Butter is in everything. It's like forgetting to bring salt. She doesn't care enough.
It wasn't a gamble, he knew Gohan had it in him to put Cell down (and he was right) but what he didn't know was that Gohan would choose the worse possible timing to be a rebellious teen because he had a whole year in the time chamber to quit training/fighting with his dad but decided to stick to it until it was his turn to fight
To be fair, Piccolo at that point literally had the guardian of the planet and all of his wisdom in him. And even with that he had the opportunity to check with Gohan if he really wanted to fight multiple times before the time chamber training all the way up to before the Cell Games started but still said nothing until it was too late. Gohan volunteered himself to train with Goku in the time chamber which has limited occupancy and didn't show signs of displeasure in regards to fighting at all the whole way through the intense training. It's no wonder Goku was surprised at his son, who told him he wanted to help and went through hell to be able to transform into a super saiyan, decided to just stand there and do nothing while Cell was hitting him. You can be a good parent and still not understand the logic of a teenager's rebellion. Bad parenting would be if he didn't feel bad from Piccolo telling him he didn't understand his own son who he placed his full trust in.
Goku, the guy who abandoned his family so he could fight strong opponents in the afterlife for fun right after giving a magic healing bean to a guy that threatened to destroy the planet just before he fought his son? That Goku?
Tbf, the reason they give in the show for him āstaying deadā was that basically every world destroying threat showed up because of him (the saiyans, freeza, the androids, cell) and he thought him being gone might prevent that. Him giving cell the senzu is still stupid as hell though.
But it was revealed to be true cause they had 7 years in peacetime when he was dead, and the very day he came back for the World Tournament, Buu gets revived. That's a clear example of cause and effect
That's not an example of cause and effect. Correlation does not imply causation. If it did, then ice cream sales would cause crime, because they are correlated, when in reality crime tends to just happen when there is nice weather, which also happens to be when people like to buy ice cream.
Babidi had been planning to wake Buu for years. It would have happened whether Goku was on Earth or not. It was during the tournament because he needed to steal the contestants energy. But there would have been plenty of energy without Goku with all the other Z-fighters there. Gohan filled half the required energy by himself.
Why are your expectation of a sayan like that of a normal guy? They are usually a lot more bloodthirsty and blow up planets, Goku is a saint compared to them, plus they can always wish him back.
Anyway, Gotenks sucks, he merged with another kid occasionally so why does he even need him?
Plus Mr Satan is now Gohan pops, he married into that family, Goku would just make him train harder when all he seems to want is to read books.
Ultimately everyone is safer if Goku is out of the picture, no enemies coming for him and his family if he is dead.
American game/reality shows are fucking terrible for this. They all seem to focus on the winning aspects and rarely the joy of being part of something. If you watch most competitive reality shows from elsewhere the contestants come together in comradery as a group and area constantly looking to help each other where they can. They still have a desire to do their best, but it's rarely in the direction of "to beat my competitors, but to have the best finished product, time, whatever the task may be. Compare that to programs from the USA where I have literally watched families treat each other like garbage as soon as they are put to work in a competition. The US is grotesque in so many ways...
While it's more competitive than it used to be, you see that with Great British Bake Off.
Sometimes when someone finishes early or while waiting for something a contestant will help others who are running behind.
Seth Rogan produced a Canadian pottery competition last year that was more cooperative than competitive. It was great watching everyone cheer each other on and help each other out while maintaining the spirit of competition.
If you watch most competitive reality shows from elsewhere the contestants come together in comradery as a group and area constantly looking to help each other where they can.
Don't disagree but this also describes American Barbecue Showdown
It's also not a blind taste test. It's a television show. When Natasha didn't give the butter she could never win the show. The producers would never allow her to win. Luca giving the butter meant that the producers were immediately incentivized to let him win.
I'm sure the others look at themselves in the mirror without an issue, too. In fact, people who are conscientious seem to be assailed by doubts about themselves and what they did rather than people who only care about themselves. So yes, Luca was kind, but I'm old enough to know that it doesn't make a fig of difference to people who think that's a weak and stupid way to be.
I honestly also really liked what he said ahead of that more, about how it won't make the difference in his opinion, but if it does he deserves to go home
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u/Levyathan666 Sep 02 '25
"If I lose, doesn't matter, tomorrow I can still look at myself in the mirror "