Silver medal syndrome is the sad diagnosis for Georgia sports fans. The disappointments of never winning the gold medal leads to unnecessary depression. Georgia sports fans cannot see how good they have it because of the clouded vision of only wanting the top position. Second place in the SEC or second place in the National Championship tastes a lot like all the years of second place World Series finishes for the Atlanta Braves. The Braves won their division for years. Tons of National League pennants. But only one World Series Championship. Just one.
It always seems that Alabama is winning. The Yankees. Now it's Clemson. Or LSU. And remember the Super Bowl loss to the stupid PATRIOTS! Good grief what a loss that was. Don't they have enough championships. But that's par for the course for Georgia sports fans. Silver medal again.
But do you know who is always the happiest person at an Olympic Medal Ceremony? Yeah the gold medalist gets to hear their national anthem played and the highest podium to stand on. But the bronze medal winners are actually the happiest. And here is why. They almost didn't make it on the podium at all. They are usually thrilled to be there! Occasionally you have someone that usually wins Gold who slips up and is disappointed with a Bronze. But 9 times out of 10 the Bronze medal finisher knows it is a HUGE accomplishment to be where they are. They know that all the other competitors missed out on simply making it onto the podium.
Georgia sports fans can envision how great it could have been. What might have been all those time. We should have won several World Series titles in the 90s. The Bulldogs should have had several National Championships in the trophy case. So close. So many times. Atlanta should have a Super Bowl title. Maybe 2. But no. Instead of being happy with cheering for competitive teams year after year, the sour taste of second place spoils the joy. And once again we watch another team climb onto the gold medal stand.
Maybe instead of stewing over Silver Medals Georgia sports fans should be thankful. Imagine never being successful at all. Imagine not having any teams at all. Go Dawgs.
No comments:
Post a Comment