In a message dated 4/5/2006 6:42:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
Marksalot300@aol.com writes:
So, what's that got to do with Bob's article? Just because someone chooses
to "compete" at a level under the zenith of their field doesn't mean that
they
are incapable of that higher level or that they don't know what they're
doing.
Just my 2 cents.
There certainly are bridge players who are good enough to compete at high
levels but who choose to play locally instead of spending the high amounts it
costs to compete in tournaments. I agree, there are plenty of experts in many
fields who don't go after the gold. It's costly and it demands a level of
competition that may exclude other things that are pleasing as well.
Karen
"She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you
would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot."
- Mark Twain
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