24th February, 2009 - Ten Moments I Remember #2

Still there? What a shame you haven’t found something more constructive to do. Ah well. Come on then – let’s visit another day that I remember.

Now I am about 17 and I’ve just lost the final of the Scottish School’s Volleyball championship, and I am sitting in the dressing room with lactic acid and defeat coursing round my veins. I am thin and fit and dejected. Best efforts not good enough. 5 years of coaching and playing games in tired old school gym halls leading to this moment, spent and hang-headed.
I still don’t like losing.